Share using safely managed drinking water in France
France: Share using safely managed drinking water was 99.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share using safely managed drinking water in France, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share using safely managed drinking water in France is 99.7%, measured 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, share using safely managed drinking water in France peaked at 99.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.3%, in 2003.
France ranks 22nd of 163 countries on this measure, 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
More environment data for France
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 378.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 42.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.31 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 66.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1903 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1859 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 18.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share using safely managed drinking water in France?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in France was 99.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.3% in 2003.
- How does France rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- France ranks 22nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.