People using at least basic drinking water services in Liberia
Liberia: People using at least basic drinking water services was 78.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Liberia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services in Liberia is 78.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Liberia peaked at 78.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 2000.
That places Liberia 177th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.9% | 61.0% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.4% | 69.2% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 76.2% | 78.8% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 73,964 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 72,718 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 70,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 70,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 73,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 71,424 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 72,906 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 73,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 75,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 71,291 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Liberia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Liberia was 78.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Liberia ranks 177th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.