Hungary
Capital: Budapest · High income · Pop. 9.6 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Hungary, 100% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate).
Sanitation tracks closely: 91.71% use safely managed sanitation services and 97.97% have at least a basic service (2024).
Hungary has about 625 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 78% of those internal resources annually (high water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 11% of Hungary's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Hungary have safe drinking water?
100% of Hungary's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data.
Does Hungary have enough freshwater?
Hungary has roughly 625 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 78% of it annually (high stress).