Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Germany

Germany: Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation was 98.33 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
98.33
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 124 countries
All-time high
98.33
in 2021
All-time low
97.81
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Germany, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 97.82001: 97.82002: 97.82003: 97.82004: 97.82005: 97.92006: 97.92007: 97.92008: 982009: 982010: 982011: 982012: 98.12013: 98.12014: 98.12015: 98.22016: 98.22017: 98.22018: 98.22019: 98.32020: 98.32021: 98.32022: 98.32023: 98.32024: 98.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Germany stood at 98.33. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Germany peaked at 98.33 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 97.81, in 2000.

That places Germany 10th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Germany, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 97.81 —
2001 97.81 +0.0%
2002 97.81 +0.0%
2003 97.81 +0.0%
2004 97.84 +0.0%
2005 97.87 +0.0%
2006 97.9 +0.0%
2007 97.93 +0.0%
2008 97.95 +0.0%
2009 97.98 +0.0%
2010 98.01 +0.0%
2011 98.04 +0.0%
2012 98.07 +0.0%
2013 98.1 +0.0%
2014 98.13 +0.0%
2015 98.15 +0.0%
2016 98.18 +0.0%
2017 98.21 +0.0%
2018 98.24 +0.0%
2019 98.27 +0.0%
2020 98.3 +0.0%
2021 98.33 +0.0%
2022 98.33 +0.0%
2023 98.33 +0.0%
2024 98.33 +0.0%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 98.33 is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.33, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 98.33 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.85, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 97.87 97.81 97.98 10
2010s 98.14 98.01 98.27 10
2020s 98.32 98.3 98.33 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 7 Chile 99.19 compare
  2. 8 United Kingdom 98.96 compare
  3. 9 United Arab Emirates 98.44 compare
  4. 11 Lithuania 97.9 compare
  5. 12 Estonia 97.84 compare
  6. 13 Greece 97.73 compare

See the full ranking of 124 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Germany?
Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Germany was 98.33 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 98.33 in 2021.
What is the lowest urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 97.81 in 2000.
How does Germany rank for urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation?
Germany ranks 10th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
Is urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation 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 Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
124 places, 3,067 data points, 2000–2024
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