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Safe drinking water in France

Safe drinking water in France: 97.4% in 2000 and 99.7% in 2022, by WHO/UNICEF estimates.

Latest, 2022
99.7%
Since 2000
+2.3 percentage points
Rank, 2022
22 of 135
counting from the highest
World, 2022
72.9%
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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Safe drinking water in FranceSafe drinking water in France: 97.4% in 2000 and 99.7% in 2022, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. The highest was 99.7% in 2022, the lowest 97.4% in 2001.
Estimates, WHO/UNICEFWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 99.7% in 2022, the lowest 97.4% in 2001.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

YearFranceWorld
202299.772.9
202199.672.5
202099.572.3
201999.471.7
201899.271
201799.170.4
20169969.7
201598.969.1
201498.768.4
201398.667.7
201298.567.1
201198.366.4
201098.265.9
200998.165.4
20089864.9
200797.864.6
200697.764
200597.663.7
200497.563
200397.462.4
200297.461.8
200197.461.1
200097.460.8

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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