AGUACYCLE
Europe & Central Asia

Czechia

Capital: Prague · High income · Pop. 10.9 million

98.14%
Safely managed drinking water
91.38%
Safely managed sanitation
1,232
m³ freshwater / person / yr
11%
Water stress · Low-medium

Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024

In Czechia, 98.14% 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 202,834 people without safely managed drinking water at home.

Sanitation tracks closely: 91.38% use safely managed sanitation services and 99.07% have at least a basic service (2024).

Czechia has about 1,232 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 11% of those internal resources annually (low-medium water stress).

Agriculture accounts for about 3% of Czechia's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.

Common questions

How many people in Czechia have safe drinking water?

98.14% of Czechia's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 202,834 people do not.

Does Czechia have enough freshwater?

Czechia has roughly 1,232 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 11% of it annually (low-medium stress).

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