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.
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Belarus, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38,813 people | — |
| 2001 | 38,054 people | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 37,279 people | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 36,487 people | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 34,134 people | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 31,873 people | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 29,706 people | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 27,584 people | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 25,485 people | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 23,534 people | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 21,709 people | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 19,904 people | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 18,206 people | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 16,615 people | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 15,103 people | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 13,703 people | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 12,360 people | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 11,036 people | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 9,717 people | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 8,399 people | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 7,096 people | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 5,810 people | -18.1% |
| 2022 | 4,573 people | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 3,394 people | -25.8% |
| 2024 | 2,290 people | -32.5% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 2,290 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40,286 people, 6% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 2,290 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,044 people, 2.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -32.5% | 3,394 people | 2,290 people |
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 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6422 % 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 0.239 % 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 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.