Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 99.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Cyprus, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Cyprus is 99.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Cyprus peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2023.
That places Cyprus 42nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 99.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 99.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.9%, 100% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 39 Cook Islands 99.8% compare
- 40 Lithuania 99.7% compare
- 41 Ukraine 99.7% compare
- 43 Saudi Arabia 99.6% compare
- 44 Costa Rica 99.6% compare
- 45 Sweden 99.6% compare
More environment data for Cyprus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.462 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.8 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Cyprus?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Cyprus was 99.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2023.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Cyprus ranks 42nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.