People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Ecuador
Ecuador: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 732,671 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador stood at 732,671 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Ecuador peaked at 1.41 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 732,671 people, in 2024.
Ecuador ranks 56th 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 | 1.31 million people | 1.21 million people | 1.41 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million people | 934,735 people | 1.19 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 815,676 people | 732,671 people | 898,163 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More environment data for Ecuador
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 74.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0751 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 8.77 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0966 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Ecuador?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Ecuador was 732,671 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 732,671 people in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Ecuador ranks 56th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.