Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Germany
Germany: 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
11th
of 105 countries
All-time high
100
in 2021
All-time low
99.84
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Germany, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Germany is 100, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Germany peaked at 100 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 99.84, in 2000.
That places Germany 11th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.84 | — |
| 2001 | 99.84 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.84 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.84 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.85 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.86 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.87 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.88 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.89 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.89 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.92 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.93 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.94 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.95 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.95 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.96 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.97 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.98 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.86 | 99.84 | 99.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.94 | 99.9 | 99.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.99 | 99.99 | 100 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Germany?
- Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Germany 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.84 in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking?
- Germany ranks 11th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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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