Population with access to clean drinking water in Europe and North America 2022

Published by
Einar H. Dyvik,
Jul 4, 2024
Access to safely managed drinking water was high in most of the countries in Europe and North America. However, there is still room for improvement in parts of the Balkans and Caucus region, with around 70 percent having access to clean drinking water in Georgia, Albania, and Azerbaijan. Europe and North America had the highest clean drinking water coverage worldwide.

Share of the population with access to safely managed drinking water in Europe and North America in 2022, by country

CharacteristicShare of population using safely managed water supplies
Austria 99%
Belgium* 99%
Canada* 99%
Cyprus* 99%
Denmark* 99%
Finland* 99%
France* 99%
Germany* 99%
Greece 99%
Hungary* 99%
Iceland* 99%
Liechtenstein* 99%
Luxembourg* 99%
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Release date

July 2023

Region

North America, Europe

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

Values are estimates. Numbers were unavailable for Croatia and Turkey.

* More than 99 percent.

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