Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Montenegro
Montenegro: Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas was 87.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Montenegro, 2006–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 87.3% for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Montenegro peaked at 87.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 86.9%, in 2006.
That places Montenegro 36th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.9% | 86.9% | 87.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 87.0% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 87.3% | 87.3% | 5 |
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More environment data for Montenegro
- Aquaculture production 1,555 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 854.06 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 2,409 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land use per person 0.0145 hectares per person (2023)
- Forest area 827,000 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Montenegro?
- Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Montenegro was 87.3% 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 using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.9% in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas?
- Montenegro ranks 36th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Montenegro 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 Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.