Ukraine
Capital: Kiev · Upper middle income · Pop. 37.9 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Ukraine, 87.87% 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 4.6 million people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 92.39% use safely managed sanitation services and 97.73% have at least a basic service (2024).
Ukraine has about 1,342 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 21% of Ukraine's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Ukraine have safe drinking water?
87.87% of Ukraine's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 4.6 million people do not.
Does Ukraine have enough freshwater?
Ukraine has roughly 1,342 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 9% of it annually (low stress).