Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Germany
Germany: Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities was 96.77 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
96.77
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
18th
of 150 countries
All-time high
96.77
in 2024
All-time low
96.06
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Germany, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Germany is 96.77, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Germany peaked at 96.77 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.06, in 2000.
Germany ranks 18th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.06 | — |
| 2001 | 96.07 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.08 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 96.1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.14 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.18 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.22 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.27 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.31 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.35 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.39 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.43 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.46 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.49 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.52 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.55 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.58 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.61 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.64 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.67 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.71 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.74 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.75 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.76 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.77 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.18 | 96.06 | 96.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.53 | 96.39 | 96.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.74 | 96.71 | 96.77 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 15 Netherlands 97.5 compare
- 16 Israel 97.17 compare
- 17 United States of America 97.01 compare
- 19 Lithuania 96.4 compare
- 20 Luxembourg 96.32 compare
- 21 Liechtenstein 96.3 compare
More population data for Germany
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1409 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 78,932 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1335 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3367 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.049 (2100)
- Population density 202.93 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.11 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.049 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.1335 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Germany?
- Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Germany was 96.77 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 96.77 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.06 in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for share of the population with access to sanitation facilities?
- Germany ranks 18th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 population with access to sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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