Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Poland

Poland: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 90.12 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
90.12
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
184th
of 224 countries
All-time high
98.24
in 2005
All-time low
90.12
in 2024
Years of data
20
2005–2024

Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Poland, 2005–2024

0204060801002005201420242005: 98.22006: 98.22007: 98.22008: 98.22009: 98.22010: 97.72011: 97.12012: 96.62013: 96.12014: 95.52015: 952016: 94.42017: 93.92018: 93.32019: 92.82020: 92.22021: 91.72022: 91.22023: 90.62024: 90.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Poland recorded 90.12 for share of the population using improved water sources wash in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Poland peaked at 98.24 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 90.12, in 2024.

That places Poland 184th out of 224 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 98.23 98.23 98.24 5
2010s 95.24 92.79 97.69 10
2020s 91.18 90.12 92.25 5

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 181 Yemen 90.85 compare
  2. 182 Senegal 90.8 compare
  3. 183 Vanuatu 90.24 compare
  4. 185 Micronesia (country) 89.88 compare
  5. 186 Mauritania 89.61 compare
  6. 187 Liberia 87.55 compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Poland?
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Poland was 90.12 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 98.24 in 2005.
What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 90.12 in 2024.
How does Poland rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
Poland ranks 184th out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the population using improved water sources wash
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
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