People using improved drinking water sources in Germany
Germany: People using improved drinking water sources was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 people
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
193rd
of 231 countries
All-time high
2.48 people
in 2023
All-time low
0 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People using improved drinking water sources in Germany, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Germany is 0 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Germany peaked at 2.48 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2000.
Germany ranks 193rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Germany, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.2344 people | — |
| 2002 | 1.78 people | +660.0% |
| 2003 | 1.72 people | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9688 people | -43.6% |
| 2005 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2969 people | — |
| 2007 | 0.9844 people | +231.6% |
| 2008 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0 people | — |
| 2010 | 0.1719 people | — |
| 2011 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 1.33 people | — |
| 2013 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 people | — |
| 2015 | 0 people | — |
| 2016 | 0.4375 people | — |
| 2017 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 people | — |
| 2019 | 0.4531 people | — |
| 2020 | 0.9688 people | +113.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9688 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.39 people | +146.8% |
| 2023 | 2.48 people | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0 people | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5984 people | 0 people | 1.78 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2391 people | 0 people | 1.33 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 people | 0 people | 2.48 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 190 Denmark 0.0127 people compare
- 191 Uruguay 0.0026 people compare
- 192 San Marino 0.0013 people compare
- 193 American Samoa 0 people compare
- 193 Andorra 0 people compare
- 193 Belgium 0 people compare
- 193 Bermuda 0 people
- 193 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 people compare
- 193 Brunei 0 people compare
- 193 Curacao 0 people compare
- 193 Faroe Islands 0 people
- 193 French Polynesia 0 people
- 193 Gibraltar 0 people
- 193 Greece 0 people compare
- 193 Greenland 0 people
- 193 Grenada 0 people compare
- 193 Hong Kong 0 people compare
- 193 Hungary 0 people compare
- 193 Iceland 0 people compare
- 193 Iraq 0 people compare
- 193 Isle of Man 0 people compare
- 193 Kuwait 0 people
- 193 Lebanon 0 people compare
- 193 Liechtenstein 0 people
- 193 Luxembourg 0 people compare
- 193 Macao 0 people
- 193 Malta 0 people compare
- 193 Monaco 0 people
- 193 Netherlands 0 people compare
- 193 New Zealand 0 people compare
- 193 Northern Mariana Islands 0 people compare
- 193 Norway 0 people compare
- 193 Palestine 0 people compare
- 193 Puerto Rico 0 people compare
- 193 Saint Barthelemy 0 people compare
- 193 Singapore 0 people
- 193 Slovakia 0 people compare
- 193 South Korea 0 people compare
- 193 Thailand 0 people compare
- 193 Tokelau 0 people compare
- 193 United Arab Emirates 0 people compare
More environment data for Germany
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0133 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Germany?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Germany was 0 people 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Germany ranks 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Germany 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.