Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Serbia
Serbia: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 0.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Serbia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 0.7% for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Serbia peaked at 0.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
Serbia ranks 128th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 60% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 9.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More environment data for Serbia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.594 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.12 °C (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.001 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Serbia?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Serbia was 0.7% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does Serbia rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Serbia ranks 128th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.