People using at least basic drinking water services in Norway
Norway: People using at least basic drinking water services was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services in Norway, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Norway recorded 100.0% for people using at least basic drinking water services 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, people using at least basic drinking water services in Norway peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2023.
Norway ranks 1st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Norway
- Population, female 2.78 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 34,226 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 32,451 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 33,606 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 31,805 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 32,797 (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 32,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 31,359 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 29.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Norway?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Norway was 100.0% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Norway ranks 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway 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.