Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Germany
Germany: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 96.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Germany, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using safely managed sanitation in Germany is 96.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Germany peaked at 96.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.1%, in 2000.
Germany ranks 18th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Germany?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Germany was 96.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.1% in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Germany ranks 18th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.