Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitatio in Germany

Germany: Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitatio was 91.26 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
91.26
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 100 countries
All-time high
91.26
in 2021
All-time low
90.8
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitatio in Germany, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 90.82001: 90.82002: 90.82003: 90.82004: 90.82005: 90.92006: 90.92007: 90.92008: 90.92009: 912010: 912011: 912012: 912013: 91.12014: 91.12015: 91.12016: 91.12017: 91.22018: 91.22019: 91.22020: 91.22021: 91.32022: 91.32023: 91.32024: 91.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Germany recorded 91.26 for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitatio in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitatio in Germany peaked at 91.26 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 90.8, in 2000.

Germany ranks 11th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitatio in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Germany, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 90.8
2001 90.8 +0.0%
2002 90.8 +0.0%
2003 90.8 +0.0%
2004 90.83 +0.0%
2005 90.85 +0.0%
2006 90.88 +0.0%
2007 90.9 +0.0%
2008 90.93 +0.0%
2009 90.96 +0.0%
2010 90.98 +0.0%
2011 91.01 +0.0%
2012 91.03 +0.0%
2013 91.06 +0.0%
2014 91.08 +0.0%
2015 91.11 +0.0%
2016 91.14 +0.0%
2017 91.16 +0.0%
2018 91.19 +0.0%
2019 91.21 +0.0%
2020 91.24 +0.0%
2021 91.26 +0.0%
2022 91.26 +0.0%
2023 91.26 +0.0%
2024 91.26 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 90.86 90.8 90.96 10
2010s 91.1 90.98 91.21 10
2020s 91.26 91.24 91.26 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 8 Lithuania 93.06 compare
  2. 9 Sweden 91.59 compare
  3. 9 United Kingdom 91.59 compare
  4. 12 Luxembourg 88.98 compare
  5. 13 Portugal 88.3 compare
  6. 14 Jamaica 87.81 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitatio in Germany?
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitatio in Germany was 91.26 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitatio recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 91.26 in 2021.
What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitatio recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 90.8 in 2000.
How does Germany rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitatio?
Germany ranks 11th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitatio rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
100 places, 2,464 data points, 2000–2024
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