People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Belarus
Belarus: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 2,290 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Belarus, 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
In 2024, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Belarus stood at 2,290 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.5% on the previous year and down 84.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Belarus peaked at 38,813 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,290 people, in 2024.
That places Belarus 122nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32,295 people | 23,534 people | 38,813 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,675 people | 8,399 people | 21,709 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,633 people | 2,290 people | 7,096 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Belarus
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 87.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2254 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0084 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0469 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0381 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Belarus?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Belarus was 2,290 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 38,813 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,290 people in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Belarus ranks 122nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus 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.