Tap water safety in Venezuela ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ช

๐Ÿ‘Ž In general, the water in Venezuela is not safe to drink.

Lonely Planet

Tap water is generally fine for brushing your teeth, but is not recommended for consumption, particularly outside urban areas and in the current crisis. Water shortages across the country mean you should be conservative in your usage, to say the least.

Centers for disease control and prevention (CDC)

According to the CDC tap water is generally not safe for consumption.

Numbeo

According to the Numbeo water drinkability and accessibility index, tap water has a score of 32.19 / 100 (100 being best).

Numbeo considers this score to be "Low"

Advantages of drinking (filtered) tap water

1 adult could save about 767$ per year in Venezuela by drinking tap water instead of buying bottled water.

๐Ÿณ Drinking tap water would also help with reducing your plastic footprint and improve environmental pollution.

Explore places in Venezuela

Like in most countries, water quality and accessibility differs from location to location, therefore it's the best to check the information available on that place.