Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Germany
Germany: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 99.9% in 2024. β¬ Flat
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Germany, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Germany stood at 99.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Germany peaked at 99.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 99.8%, in 2000.
Germany ranks 14th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 11 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 100.0% compare
- 13 Denmark 99.9% compare
- 15 Isle of Man 99.9% compare
- 16 Malta 99.8% compare
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.8% compare
More environment data for Germany
- Standard Deviation 0.613 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 12.40 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 14.19 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 568,040 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 183,493 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 8.66 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 8.73 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 4.99 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 5.60 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Germany?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Germany was 99.9% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.8% in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Germany ranks 14th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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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