AGUACYCLE
Europe & Central Asia

Slovak Republic

Capital: Bratislava · High income · Pop. 5.4 million

99.57%
Safely managed drinking water
83.43%
Safely managed sanitation
2,320
m³ freshwater / person / yr
4%
Water stress · Low

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

In Slovak Republic, 99.57% 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 23,315 people without safely managed drinking water at home.

Sanitation tracks closely: 83.43% use safely managed sanitation services and 97.54% have at least a basic service (2024).

Slovak Republic has about 2,320 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 4% of those internal resources annually (low water stress).

Agriculture accounts for about 6% of Slovak Republic's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.

Common questions

How many people in Slovak Republic have safe drinking water?

99.57% of Slovak Republic's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 23,315 people do not.

Does Slovak Republic have enough freshwater?

Slovak Republic has roughly 2,320 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 4% of it annually (low stress).

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