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.
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
- 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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 10.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.55 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0723 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.3453 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7595 Mt CO2e (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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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.