Basic drinking water access in Libya
96.4% of people in Libya used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2008.
Libya, 2024
96.4%
Change from 2023
+0.3percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Position in 2024
110th of 202
Basic drinking water access in Libya over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Libya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 96.4% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 93.4% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 93.1% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 93.1% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | – | 84.8% |
| 2006 | – | 84.3% |
| 2005 | – | 83.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 96.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 93.6%, the figure has changed by +2.7 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Libya has the 110th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.