Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 4.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 4.0% 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 6.2% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Ecuador peaked at 15.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2024.
That places Ecuador 69th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 10.6% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 5.7% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.0% | 5.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More environment data for Ecuador
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 74.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0751 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 8.77 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0966 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Ecuador?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Ecuador was 4.0% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Ecuador ranks 69th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.