Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Ukraine
Ukraine: Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas was 88.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 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 88.3% for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Ukraine peaked at 94.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 88.3%, in 2024.
Ukraine ranks 35th of 105 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.
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.6% | — |
| 2001 | 94.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 94.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.2% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 93.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 93.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 91.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.3% | -0.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 88.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75.7%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 88.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.9%, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.5% | 91.4% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 88.4% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 88.3% | 88.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 32 Brazil 90.7% compare
- 33 Georgia 89.3% compare
- 34 Uzbekistan 88.9% compare
- 36 Montenegro 87.3% compare
- 37 North Macedonia 84.7% compare
- 38 India 83.0% compare
More environment data for Ukraine
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.795 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.31 % 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 -5.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Ukraine?
- Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Ukraine was 88.3% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.3% in 2024.
- How does Ukraine rank for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas?
- Ukraine ranks 35th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 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 fecal and priority chemical contamination.