Share using safely managed drinking water in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share using safely managed drinking water was 96.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share using safely managed drinking water in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 96.7% for share using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Switzerland peaked at 96.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 96.7%, in 2001.
That places Switzerland 49th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share using safely managed drinking water in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.7% | — |
| 2001 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 96.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 98% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 96.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.7%, 100% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
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
- 46 New Caledonia 96.9% compare
- 47 Italy 96.8% compare
- 48 Lithuania 96.7% compare
- 50 Greece 96.7% compare
- 51 Guadeloupe 96.7% compare
- 52 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0914 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share using safely managed drinking water in Switzerland?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Switzerland was 96.7% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.7% in 2001.
- How does Switzerland rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Switzerland ranks 49th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share 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 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 fecal and priority chemical contamination.