Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Ireland
Ireland: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water was 96.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 96.1% for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Ireland peaked at 96.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 88.3%, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 27th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.3% | — |
| 2001 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 91.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 92.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 93.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 96.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.3% | 88.3% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 88.4% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 92.7% | 96.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0688 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -4.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Ireland?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Ireland was 96.1% 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 share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.3% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water?
- Ireland ranks 27th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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 Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.