Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Serbia
Serbia: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 95.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Serbia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 95.3% for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Serbia peaked at 95.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 92.4%, in 2004.
That places Serbia 76th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.7% | 92.4% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 93.4% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 95.2% | 95.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More environment data for Serbia
- Aquaculture production 6,870 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 2,495 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 9,365 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land use per person 0.393 hectares per person (2023)
- Forest area 3.48 million hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.1% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 39,680 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 1.1% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 39,680 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Serbia?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Serbia was 95.3% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.4% in 2004.
- How does Serbia rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Serbia ranks 76th 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 Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Serbia 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.