People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Algeria
Algeria: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 768,548 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 768,548 people for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Algeria peaked at 1.25 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 768,548 people, in 2024.
Algeria ranks 54th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.13 million people | 1.02 million people | 1.25 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 911,479 people | 822,769 people | 1.00 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 779,904 people | 768,548 people | 801,552 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More environment data for Algeria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 252.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0747 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 37.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0102 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 56.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0812 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2872 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 9.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Algeria?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Algeria was 768,548 people 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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 768,548 people in 2024.
- How does Algeria rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Algeria ranks 54th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria 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 People in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.