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Safe drinking water in Denmark

Safe drinking water in Denmark: 94% in 2000 and 99.9% in 2022, by WHO/UNICEF estimates.

Latest, 2022
99.9%
Since 2000
+5.9 percentage points
World, 2022
72.9%
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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Safe drinking water in DenmarkSafe drinking water in Denmark: 94% in 2000 and 99.9% in 2022, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. The highest was 99.9% in 2018, the lowest 94% in 2000.
Estimates, WHO/UNICEFWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 99.9% in 2018, the lowest 94% in 2000.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

YearDenmarkWorld
202299.972.9
202199.972.5
202099.972.3
201999.971.7
201899.971
201799.670.4
201699.269.7
201598.869.1
201498.468.4
20139867.7
201297.667.1
201197.266.4
201096.865.9
200996.465.4
20089664.9
200795.664.6
200695.264
200594.863.7
200494.463
20039462.4
20029461.8
20019461.1
20009460.8

Good to know

  • The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
  • Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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