Drinking water service usage in Sweden
Sweden: Drinking water service usage was 99.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drinking water service usage in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water service usage in Sweden is 99.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Sweden peaked at 99.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 99.4%, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 20th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Drinking water service usage in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.4% | — |
| 2001 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 99.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 1.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 99.8% 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 | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 17 Isle of Man 99.9% compare
- 18 Malta 99.8% compare
- 19 United Kingdom 99.8% compare
- 21 Cyprus 99.7% compare
- 22 France 99.7% compare
- 23 Luxembourg 99.7% compare
More environment data for Sweden
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % 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 -0.0922 % 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 Sweden?
- Drinking water service usage in Sweden was 99.8% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for drinking water service usage?
- Sweden ranks 20th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.