European Union - Access to safely managed drinking water services

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population)

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in European Union was 97.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.81 in 2020, while its lowest value was 95.68 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 95.68
2001 95.77
2002 95.88
2003 95.98
2004 96.14
2005 95.84
2006 96.01
2007 96.17
2008 96.46
2009 96.60
2010 96.76
2011 96.90
2012 97.04
2013 97.17
2014 97.29
2015 97.41
2016 97.52
2017 97.63
2018 97.73
2019 97.79
2020 97.81

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention