AGUACYCLE
Latin America & Caribbean

Venezuela, RB

Capital: Caracas · Not classified · Pop. 28.4 million

Safely managed drinking water
26.02%
Safely managed sanitation
28,533
m³ freshwater / person / yr
3%
Water stress · Low

Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT)

Sanitation tracks closely: 26.02% use safely managed sanitation services and 98.4% have at least a basic service (2024).

Venezuela, RB has about 28,533 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 3% of those internal resources annually (low water stress).

Agriculture accounts for about 74% of Venezuela, RB's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.

Common questions

How many people in Venezuela, RB have safe drinking water?

Comprehensive safely-managed drinking-water data is not available for Venezuela, RB; basic-service estimates may exist.

Does Venezuela, RB have enough freshwater?

Venezuela, RB has roughly 28,533 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 3% of it annually (low stress).

Elsewhere in Latin America & Caribbean