Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Russia
Russia: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 90.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Russia, 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 Russia is 90.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Russia peaked at 91.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 90.3%, in 2024.
Russia ranks 101st of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.0% | 90.9% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 90.5% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 90.3% | 90.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More environment data for Russia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2,576 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 17.93 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 60 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 263.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.4996 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 416.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.6907 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 89.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Russia?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Russia was 90.3% 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.3% in 2024.
- How does Russia rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Russia ranks 101st 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 Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Russia 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.