Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Northern Europe, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Northern Europe is 99.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Northern Europe peaked at 99.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.5%, in 2000.
That places Northern Europe 4th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.5% | — |
| 2001 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.9% | 97.5% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.4% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 1 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Liechtenstein 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 1 New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Barthélemy 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 200.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 40.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 159.86 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.86 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 18.30 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Northern Europe?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Northern Europe was 99.5% 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 Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.5% in 2000.
- How does Northern Europe rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Northern Europe ranks 4th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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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