People using safely managed drinking water in Europe

44 countries in Europe, 2024. Unit: % of population. World ranking →

First in the ranking
100.0 %
Hungary
Median country
98.5 %
half above, half below
World
73.7 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
70.8 to 100.0
Albania - Hungary

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Across 44 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Hungary (100.0 %) and the lowest in Albania (70.8 %).

The median country is at 98.5 %: half are above, half below.

The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: washdata.org, note: Aggregate data… · via World Bank WDI (SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS) · licence

Safe drinking water over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Hungary100.0
2Iceland100.0
3Liechtenstein100.0
4Monaco100.0
5San Marino100.0
6Netherlands100.0
7Denmark99.9
8Germany99.9
9Isle of Man99.9
10Malta99.8
11United Kingdom99.8
12Sweden99.8
13France99.7
14Luxembourg99.7
15Finland99.6
16Slovenia99.6
17Slovakia99.6
18Belgium99.5
19Spain99.5
20Norway99.1
21Estonia98.9
22Austria98.9
23Czechia98.1
24Latvia97.0
25Italy96.8
26Lithuania96.7
27Switzerland96.7
28Greece96.7
29Bulgaria96.2
30Ireland96.1
31Portugal95.2
32Belarus93.1
33Andorra90.6
34Poland88.7
35Ukraine87.9
36Croatia87.3
37Bosnia and Herzegovina86.4
38Montenegro85.5
39Romania82.2
40North Macedonia80.8
41Russia76.3
42Moldova75.8
43Serbia75.0
44Albania70.8
World Bank, WDI · SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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