Basic drinking water access in Poland
90.1% of people in Poland used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2005.
Poland, 2024
90.1%
Change from 2023
−0.5percentage points
European Union, 2024
99.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
99.9%
Position in 2024
146th of 202
Basic drinking water access in Poland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Poland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 90.1% | 99.1% |
| 2023 | 90.6% | 99.1% |
| 2022 | 91.2% | 99.1% |
| 2021 | 91.7% | 99.2% |
| 2020 | 92.2% | 99.2% |
| 2019 | 92.8% | 99.2% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | 99.3% |
| 2017 | 93.9% | 99.3% |
| 2016 | 94.4% | 99.3% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | 99.4% |
| 2014 | 95.5% | 99.4% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | 99.4% |
| 2012 | 96.6% | 99.5% |
| 2011 | 97.1% | 99.5% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | 99.5% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | 99.5% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | 99.5% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | 99.5% |
| 2006 | 98.2% | 99.5% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | 99.5% |
| 2004 | – | 99.6% |
| 2003 | – | 99.5% |
| 2002 | – | 99.5% |
| 2001 | – | 99.5% |
| 2000 | – | 99.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 90.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 95.5%, the figure has changed by −5.4 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Poland has the 146th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 99.1%.
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All statistics for Poland
Safely managed drinking water
88.7%
2024 · World Bank
Basic sanitation access
99.0%
2024 · World Bank
Municipal waste generated per person
387 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Recycling rate of municipal waste
31.1%
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Total waste generated per person
4,551 kg per person
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Level of water stress
32.5%
2022 · World Bank