Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sweden
Sweden: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 99.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 177 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2023
All-time low
98.5%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 99.6% for population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sweden peaked at 99.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 2000.
That places Sweden 45th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.5% | — |
| 2001 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 99.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 99.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.9%, 100% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.5% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 42 Cyprus 99.7% compare
- 43 Saudi Arabia 99.6% compare
- 44 Costa Rica 99.6% compare
- 46 Montenegro 99.5% compare
- 47 Samoa 99.3% compare
- 48 Bhutan 99.3% 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sweden?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sweden was 99.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Sweden ranks 45th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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