Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Slovenia, 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 Slovenia stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Slovenia peaked at 0.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
That places Slovenia 145th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 55759.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 0.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 5.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 142 Palau 0.5% compare
- 143 New Caledonia 0.5% compare
- 144 Mexico 0.5% compare
- 146 Cook Islands 0.4% compare
- 147 Martinique 0.4% compare
- 148 Saudi Arabia 0.3% compare
More environment data for Slovenia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.523 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.22 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % 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 -0.9661 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.078 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Slovenia?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Slovenia was 0.4% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Slovenia rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Slovenia ranks 145th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.