Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Armenia
Armenia: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Armenia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 0.1% for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 92.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Armenia peaked at 2.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
Armenia ranks 175th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -84.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -12.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 90% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Armenia 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 | -84.1% | 0.5% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 172 Guadeloupe 0.1% compare
- 173 Mauritius 0.1% compare
- 174 Bhutan 0.1% compare
- 176 Saint Lucia 0.1% compare
- 177 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% compare
- 178 Australia 0.0% compare
More environment data for Armenia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.764 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.509 % 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 0.1348 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Armenia?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Armenia was 0.1% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Armenia ranks 175th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia 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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About this data
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.