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.
Drinking water service usage in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.6% | — |
| 2001 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 99.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 1.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 99.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
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
- 18 Malta 99.8% compare
More environment data for Denmark
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.696 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0189 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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 fecal and priority chemical contamination.