Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 99.8% in 2024. β¬ Flat
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Sweden, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Sweden is 99.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Sweden peaked at 99.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 99.4%, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 18th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 15 Isle of Man 99.9% compare
- 16 Malta 99.8% compare
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.8% compare
- 19 Cyprus 99.7% compare
- 20 France 99.7% compare
- 21 Luxembourg 99.7% compare
More environment data for Sweden
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 926,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 11.84 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 9,814 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 2,928 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 6.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 6.40 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 501,136 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Sweden?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Sweden was 99.8% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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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