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Safe drinking water in Germany

Safe drinking water in Germany: 99.8% in 2000 and 99.9% in 2022, by WHO/UNICEF estimates.

Latest, 2022
99.9%
Since 2000
+0.1 percentage points
World, 2022
72.9%
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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Safe drinking water in GermanySafe drinking water in Germany: 99.8% in 2000 and 99.9% in 2022, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. The highest was 99.9% in 2021, the lowest 99.8% in 2000.
Estimates, WHO/UNICEFWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 99.9% in 2021, the lowest 99.8% in 2000.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

YearGermanyWorld
202299.972.9
202199.972.5
202099.972.3
201999.971.7
201899.971
201799.970.4
201699.969.7
201599.969.1
201499.968.4
201399.967.7
201299.967.1
201199.966.4
201099.965.9
200999.965.4
200899.964.9
200799.964.6
200699.964
200599.963.7
200499.963
200399.862.4
200299.861.8
200199.861.1
200099.860.8

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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