People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Angola
Angola: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 5.80 million people in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
5.80 million people
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
17th
of 178 countries
All-time high
6.12 million people
in 2014
All-time low
5.80 million people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Angola, 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
Angola recorded 5.80 million 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 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Angola peaked at 6.12 million people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.80 million people, in 2024.
Angola ranks 17th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Angola, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.92 million people | — |
| 2001 | 5.98 million people | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 6.03 million people | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 6.00 million people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.98 million people | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 5.95 million people | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 5.97 million people | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 5.99 million people | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.02 million people | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 6.04 million people | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.06 million people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 6.09 million people | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 6.11 million people | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.12 million people | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.12 million people | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.12 million people | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.11 million people | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 6.09 million people | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.07 million people | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.04 million people | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.01 million people | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.96 million people | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.91 million people | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 5.86 million people | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 5.80 million people | -1.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 5.80 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 796,634 people, 7.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Angola's 5.80 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.93 million people, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.99 million people | 5.92 million people | 6.04 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.09 million people | 6.04 million people | 6.12 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.91 million people | 5.80 million people | 6.01 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 14 Myanmar 6.70 million people compare
- 15 Afghanistan 6.49 million people compare
- 16 Uganda 5.95 million people compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 4.02 million people compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 3.92 million people compare
- 20 Cote d'Ivoire 3.75 million people compare
More environment data for Angola
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.076 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.971 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.4 % 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 0.8333 % 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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Angola?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Angola was 5.80 million 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 6.12 million people in 2014.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.80 million people in 2024.
- How does Angola rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Angola ranks 17th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Angola 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.