Estonia
Capital: Tallinn · High income · Pop. 1.4 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Estonia, 98.94% 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 14,547 people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 90.56% use safely managed sanitation services and 99.02% have at least a basic service (2024).
Estonia has about 9,423 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 9% of those internal resources annually (low water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 0% of Estonia's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Estonia have safe drinking water?
98.94% of Estonia's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 14,547 people do not.
Does Estonia have enough freshwater?
Estonia has roughly 9,423 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 9% of it annually (low stress).