Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Slovakia
Slovakia: Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas was 99.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Slovakia, 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 using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Slovakia is 99.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Slovakia peaked at 99.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 98.9%, in 2000.
That places Slovakia 62nd 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 | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.9% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 5 |
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More environment data for Slovakia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.19 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1853 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0206 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.018 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Slovakia?
- Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Slovakia was 99.6% 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 using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.9% in 2000.
- How does Slovakia rank for using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas?
- Slovakia ranks 62nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Slovakia 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 at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.