Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 0.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Ukraine, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 0.8% for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in 2024.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Ukraine peaked at 1.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2023.
Ukraine ranks 125th of 231 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More environment data for Ukraine
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 196.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.2 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8576 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 40.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0166 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 60.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0558 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0908 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 10.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Ukraine?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Ukraine was 0.8% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Ukraine ranks 125th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.