Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Angola
Angola: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 20.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Angola, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Angola stood at 20.9%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Angola peaked at 44.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2024.
That places Angola 17th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 35.0% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 25.2% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 20.9% | 24.3% | 5 |
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- 18 Zambia 19.5% compare
- 19 Zimbabwe 18.5% compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 18.2% compare
More environment data for Angola
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 69.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.77 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 21.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 34.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0048 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0542 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Angola?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Angola was 20.9% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2024.
- How does Angola rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Angola ranks 17th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola 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 population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion 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.