Share using safely managed drinking water in Germany
Germany: Share using safely managed drinking water was 99.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share using safely managed drinking water in Germany, 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 Germany is 99.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Germany peaked at 99.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 99.8%, in 2000.
That places Germany 16th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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
- 13 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 14 Netherlands 100.0% compare
- 15 Denmark 99.9% compare
- 17 Isle of Man 99.9% compare
- 19 United Kingdom 99.8% compare
More environment data for Germany
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 674.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.07 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 33.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2198 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 55.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3905 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1987 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 8.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share using safely managed drinking water in Germany?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Germany was 99.9% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.8% in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Germany ranks 16th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share 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 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.