Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Czechia
Czechia: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 98.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Czechia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Czechia stood at 98.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Czechia peaked at 98.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 96.9%, in 2000.
Czechia ranks 57th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.9% | — |
| 2001 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 98.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 98.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.9%, 99% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.0% | 96.9% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.3% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More environment data for Czechia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.97 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -3.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 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 Czechia?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Czechia was 98.5% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.9% in 2000.
- How does Czechia rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Czechia ranks 57th 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 Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Czechia 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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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.