People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Ukraine
Ukraine: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 33,192 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Ukraine, 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
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Ukraine is 33,192 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 87.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Ukraine peaked at 732,641 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32,183 people, in 2023.
Ukraine ranks 102nd 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.
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 732,641 people | — |
| 2001 | 695,022 people | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 657,068 people | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 619,885 people | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 583,300 people | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 546,410 people | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 511,556 people | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 478,363 people | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 445,501 people | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 413,706 people | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 383,713 people | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 354,247 people | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 325,479 people | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 297,083 people | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 268,532 people | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 240,152 people | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 212,243 people | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 184,647 people | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 157,187 people | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 130,037 people | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 103,274 people | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 76,844 people | -25.6% |
| 2022 | 47,739 people | -37.9% |
| 2023 | 32,183 people | -32.6% |
| 2024 | 33,192 people | +3.1% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 33,192 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40,286 people, 82% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 33,192 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,044 people, 31.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Ukraine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -37.9% | 76,844 people | 47,739 people |
| 2023 | -32.6% | 47,739 people | 32,183 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 568,345 people | 413,706 people | 732,641 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 255,332 people | 130,037 people | 383,713 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,646 people | 32,183 people | 103,274 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More environment data for Ukraine
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.795 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.31 % 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 -5.67 % 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 Ukraine?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Ukraine was 33,192 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 732,641 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,183 people in 2023.
- How does Ukraine rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Ukraine ranks 102nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.