People using safely managed drinking water services in Greece
Greece: People using safely managed drinking water services was 96.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services in Greece, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services in Greece is 96.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Greece peaked at 99.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 96.7%, in 2024.
Greece ranks 46th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.4% | — |
| 2001 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 97.7% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 96.7% | 97.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Greece?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Greece was 96.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.7% in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Greece ranks 46th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.