Tap water safety in Lebanon ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง

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

World Health Organization (WHO)

According to the WHO, tap water is safe for consumption for 48% of the country.

Lonely Planet

Though it's officially proclaimed safe to drink, many Lebanese won't drink the tap water and stick to bottles.

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 27.87 / 100 (100 being best).

Numbeo considers this score to be "Low"

Advantages of drinking (filtered) tap water

1 adult could save about 606$ per year in Lebanon 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.

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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.


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