Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Europe
Europe: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 98 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Europe, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Europe stood at 98 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Europe peaked at 98 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98 %, in 2000.
Europe ranks 7th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98 % | 98 % | 98 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 98 % | 98 % | 98 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 98 % | 98 % | 98 % | 5 |
More environment data for Europe
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 59.35 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 27,700 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.35 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 92,972 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.38 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 270,153 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.46 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Europe?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Europe was 98 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 98 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 98 % in 2000.
- How does Europe rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Europe ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.