People using at least a basic drinking water source in Germany
Germany: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 84.55 million people in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 at least a basic drinking water source in Germany is 84.55 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Germany peaked at 84.55 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.83 million people, in 2010.
Germany ranks 16th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.71 million people | 80.94 million people | 82.11 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.99 million people | 80.83 million people | 83.56 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.10 million people | 83.63 million people | 84.55 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 674.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.07 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 33.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2198 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 55.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3905 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1987 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 8.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Germany?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Germany was 84.55 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 84.55 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.83 million people in 2010.
- How does Germany rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Germany ranks 16th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 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.