People using at least a basic drinking water source in France
France: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 66.55 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in France, 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
France recorded 66.55 million people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in France peaked at 66.55 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.48 million people, in 2000.
France ranks 21st of 231 countries on this measure, 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 | 61.36 million people | 59.48 million people | 63.11 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.68 million people | 63.42 million people | 65.73 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.25 million people | 65.91 million people | 66.55 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 18 Ethiopia 73.42 million people compare
- 19 Thailand 71.67 million people compare
- 20 United Kingdom 69.14 million people compare
- 22 Italy 59.29 million people compare
- 23 South Africa 57.73 million people compare
- 24 South Korea 51.72 million people compare
More environment data for France
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 378.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 42.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.31 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 66.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1903 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1859 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 18.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in France?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in France was 66.55 million 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 at least a basic drinking water source recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 66.55 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.48 million people in 2000.
- How does France rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- France ranks 21st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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 at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.