People using safely managed drinking water services in Norway
Norway: People using safely managed drinking water services was 99.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services in Norway, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Norway recorded 99.1% for people using safely managed drinking water services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Norway peaked at 99.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.1%, in 2024.
Norway ranks 29th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.7% | — |
| 2001 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.2% | 5 |
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More health data for Norway
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -7.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.337 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,212 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.9506 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0775 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Norway?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Norway was 99.1% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.1% in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Norway ranks 29th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway 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.