People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Germany
Germany: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 98.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Germany, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Germany is 98.3%, measured in 2024. 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, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Germany peaked at 98.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2000.
Germany ranks 10th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.8% | — |
| 2001 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 98.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.3%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Germany's 98.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.8%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.9% | 97.8% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 98.0% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 98.3% | 98.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Germany?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Germany was 98.3% 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, urban recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Germany ranks 10th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban 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 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, urban (% of urban 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.