Italy

Safe drinking water in Italy

Safe drinking water in Italy: 94.8% in 2000 and 92.7% in 2022, by WHO/UNICEF estimates.

Latest, 2022
92.7%
Since 2000
−2.1 percentage points
Rank, 2022
55 of 135
counting from the highest
World, 2022
72.9%

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Safe drinking water in ItalySafe drinking water in Italy: 94.8% in 2000 and 92.7% in 2022, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. The highest was 96.1% in 2007, the lowest 92.7% in 2021.
Estimates, WHO/UNICEFWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 96.1% in 2007, the lowest 92.7% in 2021.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

YearItalyWorld
202292.772.9
202192.772.5
20209372.3
201993.271.7
201893.571
201793.770.4
20169469.7
201594.369.1
201494.568.4
201394.767.7
20129567.1
201195.266.4
201095.465.9
200995.765.4
200895.964.9
200796.164.6
200696.164
200595.963.7
200495.663
200395.462.4
200295.261.8
20019561.1
200094.860.8

Good to know

  • The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
  • Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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