People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Montenegro
Montenegro: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 1,044 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Montenegro, 2006–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 1,044 people for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Montenegro peaked at 8,755 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,019 people, in 2021.
Montenegro ranks 126th of 178 countries on this measure, 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 | 7,839 people | 6,935 people | 8,755 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 3,880 people | 1,512 people | 6,351 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,035 people | 1,019 people | 1,047 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Montenegro
- Aquaculture production 1,555 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 854.06 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 2,409 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land use per person 0.0145 hectares per person (2023)
- Forest area 827,000 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Montenegro?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Montenegro was 1,044 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 8,755 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,019 people in 2021.
- How does Montenegro rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Montenegro ranks 126th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.