Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Switzerland
Switzerland: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 96.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Switzerland stood at 96.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Switzerland peaked at 96.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 96.7%, in 2001.
Switzerland ranks 46th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.7% | 96.7% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.7% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 96.7% | 96.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 43 New Caledonia 96.9% compare
- 44 Italy 96.8% compare
- 45 Lithuania 96.7% compare
- 47 Greece 96.7% compare
- 48 Guadeloupe 96.7% compare
- 49 Saint Martin (French part) 96.6% compare
More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -1.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0004 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.7024 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.26 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -6.56 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Switzerland?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Switzerland was 96.7% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.7% in 2001.
- How does Switzerland rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Switzerland ranks 46th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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