Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 99.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Ukraine, 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 Ukraine stood at 99.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Ukraine peaked at 99.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 95.3%, in 2000.
Ukraine ranks 41st of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.3% | — |
| 2001 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 99.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ukraine'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 | 95.9% | 95.3% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 96.5% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.2% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 38 Croatia 99.9% compare
- 39 Cook Islands 99.8% compare
- 40 Lithuania 99.7% compare
- 42 Cyprus 99.7% compare
- 43 Saudi Arabia 99.6% compare
- 44 Costa Rica 99.6% compare
More environment data for Ukraine
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.795 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.31 % 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 -5.67 % 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 Ukraine?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Ukraine 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.3% in 2000.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Ukraine ranks 41st 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 Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.