Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 6.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Venezuela, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Venezuela is 6.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Venezuela peaked at 6.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2000.
Venezuela ranks 55th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 6.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More environment data for Venezuela
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 167.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.89 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 32.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0873 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0155 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0881 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Venezuela?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Venezuela was 6.2% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2000.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Venezuela ranks 55th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.