People using at least basic drinking water services in Libya
Libya: People using at least basic drinking water services was 96.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services in Libya, 2008–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Libya recorded 96.4% for people using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Libya peaked at 96.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.1%, in 2008.
Libya ranks 116th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.1% | 93.1% | 93.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 93.1% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 95.3% | 96.4% | 5 |
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More health data for Libya
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 70,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 73,977 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 68,152 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 71,917 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 66,961 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 70,737 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 66,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 70,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 65,956 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 26.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Libya?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Libya was 96.4% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.1% in 2008.
- How does Libya rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Libya ranks 116th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya 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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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.