People using safely managed sanitation services in Germany
Germany: People using safely managed sanitation services was 96.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services in Germany, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services in Germany stood at 96.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Germany peaked at 96.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.1%, in 2000.
That places Germany 18th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.1% | — |
| 2001 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.2% | 96.1% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 96.4% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 96.7% | 96.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 15 Netherlands 97.5% compare
- 16 Israel 97.2% compare
- 17 United States 97.0% compare
- 19 Lithuania 96.4% compare
- 20 Luxembourg 96.3% compare
- 21 Liechtenstein 96.3% compare
More health data for Germany
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9955 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,164 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 368 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.187 % 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 0.0676 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.2215 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0713 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Germany?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Germany was 96.8% 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 sanitation services recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.1% in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Germany ranks 18th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.