People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Czechia
Czechia: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 3,047 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Czechia, 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
Czechia recorded 3,047 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 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Czechia peaked at 18,229 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3,047 people, in 2024.
That places Czechia 118th 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 Czechia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18,160 people | — |
| 2001 | 18,229 people | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 17,115 people | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 15,997 people | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 14,874 people | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 13,751 people | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 12,625 people | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 11,497 people | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 10,362 people | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 9,214 people | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 8,050 people | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 6,862 people | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 5,632 people | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 4,385 people | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 3,145 people | -28.3% |
| 2015 | 3,137 people | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3,128 people | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 3,118 people | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 3,107 people | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 3,093 people | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 3,075 people | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 3,051 people | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 3,073 people | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 3,091 people | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 3,047 people | -1.4% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 3,047 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,044 people, 2.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,183 people | 9,214 people | 18,229 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,366 people | 3,093 people | 8,050 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,068 people | 3,047 people | 3,091 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 115 Trinidad and Tobago 4,117 people compare
- 116 Suriname 3,876 people compare
- 117 Sao Tome and Principe 3,680 people compare
- 119 North Macedonia 2,487 people compare
- 120 Croatia 2,352 people compare
- 121 Lithuania 2,339 people compare
More environment data for Czechia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.97 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -7.77 % 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 -0.1206 % 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 Czechia?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Czechia was 3,047 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 18,229 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,047 people in 2024.
- How does Czechia rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Czechia ranks 118th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia 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.