Russian Federation
Capital: Moscow · High income · Pop. 143.5 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Russian Federation, 76.26% 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 34.1 million people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 58.19% use safely managed sanitation services and 92.22% have at least a basic service (2024).
Russian Federation has about 29,895 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 2% of those internal resources annually (low water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 29% of Russian Federation's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Russian Federation have safe drinking water?
76.26% of Russian Federation's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 34.1 million people do not.
Does Russian Federation have enough freshwater?
Russian Federation has roughly 29,895 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 2% of it annually (low stress).