Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Poland
Poland: Share of urban population using at least basic water services was 95.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Poland, 2005–2024
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 urban population using at least basic water services in Poland stood at 95.6%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Poland peaked at 99.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 95.6%, in 2024.
That places Poland 125th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 96.9% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 95.6% | 96.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More environment data for Poland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 348.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 20.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.31 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 14.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1103 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 43.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1143 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2154 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population using at least basic water services in Poland?
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Poland was 95.6% 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 urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.6% in 2024.
- How does Poland rank for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- Poland ranks 125th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population using at least basic water services rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Poland 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 urban population using at least basic water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.