Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in France

France: Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking was 100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 105 countries
All-time high
100
in 2022
All-time low
97.02
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in France, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 972001: 972002: 972003: 972004: 97.22005: 97.32006: 97.52007: 97.72008: 97.82009: 982010: 98.22011: 98.32012: 98.52013: 98.62014: 98.82015: 992016: 99.12017: 99.32018: 99.42019: 99.62020: 99.82021: 99.92022: 1002023: 1002024: 100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in France is 100, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in France peaked at 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 97.02, in 2000.

France ranks 1st of 105 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in France, year by year

Annual values for Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water services in France, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 97.02
2001 97.02 +0.0%
2002 97.02 +0.0%
2003 97.02 +0.0%
2004 97.19 +0.2%
2005 97.35 +0.2%
2006 97.51 +0.2%
2007 97.67 +0.2%
2008 97.83 +0.2%
2009 97.99 +0.2%
2010 98.15 +0.2%
2011 98.32 +0.2%
2012 98.48 +0.2%
2013 98.64 +0.2%
2014 98.8 +0.2%
2015 98.96 +0.2%
2016 99.12 +0.2%
2017 99.29 +0.2%
2018 99.45 +0.2%
2019 99.61 +0.2%
2020 99.77 +0.2%
2021 99.93 +0.2%
2022 100 +0.1%
2023 100 +0.0%
2024 100 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 97.36 97.02 97.99 10
2010s 98.88 98.15 99.61 10
2020s 99.94 99.77 100 5

Countries ranked near France

  1. 1 Gibraltar 100 compare
  2. 1 Hong Kong 100 compare
  3. 1 Hungary 100 compare
  4. 1 Kuwait 100 compare
  5. 1 Macao 100 compare
  6. 1 Monaco 100 compare
  7. 1 Saint Barthelemy 100 compare
  8. 1 San Marino 100 compare
  9. 1 Singapore 100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in France?
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in France was 100 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2022.
What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 97.02 in 2000.
How does France rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking?
France ranks 1st out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water services
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
105 places, 2,610 data points, 2000–2024
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