Cyprus
Capital: Nicosia · High income · Pop. 1.4 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Cyprus, 99.72% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 3,803 people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 76.97% use safely managed sanitation services and 99.48% have at least a basic service (2024).
Cyprus has about 586 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year — below the ~1,000 m³ threshold widely used to define water scarcity. It withdraws the equivalent of 29% of those internal resources annually (medium water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 61% of Cyprus's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Cyprus have safe drinking water?
99.72% of Cyprus's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 3,803 people do not.
Does Cyprus have enough freshwater?
Cyprus has roughly 586 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 29% of it annually (medium stress).