Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Libya
Libya: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources was 99.84 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Libya, 2008–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Libya is 99.84, measured 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, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Libya peaked at 99.84 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.45, in 2008.
That places Libya 74th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.45 | 96.45 | 96.45 | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.24 | 96.45 | 98.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.27 | 98.71 | 99.84 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 71 Réunion 99.88 compare
- 72 British Virgin Islands 99.86 compare
- 73 Tonga 99.84 compare
- 75 Montenegro 99.84 compare
- 76 Kazakhstan 99.82 compare
- 77 Maldives 99.81 compare
More population data for Libya
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.196 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 455,012 (2100)
- Population density 5.56 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.196 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2302 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.9554 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 8,540 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.9554 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.3 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 200,335 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Libya?
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Libya was 99.84 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 99.84 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.45 in 2008.
- How does Libya rank for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources?
- Libya ranks 74th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources 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 UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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