Drinking water service usage in Denmark
Denmark: Drinking water service usage was 99.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Denmark, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 99.9% for drinking water service usage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Denmark peaked at 99.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 94.6%, in 2000.
That places Denmark 15th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.3% | 94.6% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 96.9% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 13 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 14 Netherlands 100.0% compare
- 16 Germany 99.9% compare
- 17 Isle of Man 99.9% compare
More environment data for Denmark
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 38.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2865 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.5045 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0088 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1091 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.8057 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Denmark?
- Drinking water service usage in Denmark was 99.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.6% in 2000.
- How does Denmark rank for drinking water service usage?
- Denmark ranks 15th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.