Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in France
France: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 99.7% in 2024. β¬ Flat
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in France, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 99.7% for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in France peaked at 99.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.3%, in 2003.
That places France 20th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.6% | 97.3% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.2% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.8% compare
- 18 Sweden 99.8% compare
- 19 Cyprus 99.7% compare
- 21 Luxembourg 99.7% compare
- 22 Finland 99.6% compare
- 23 Slovenia, Republic of 99.6% compare
More environment data for France
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.427 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 6.40 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 7.87 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 97,624 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 33,621 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 2.79 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 2.58 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 2.62 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in France?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in France was 99.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.3% in 2003.
- How does France rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- France ranks 20th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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