Euro Area Clean Water Access 1960-2024

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.
  • Euro Area clean water access for 2022 was 98.23%, a 0.03% increase from 2021.
  • Euro Area clean water access for 2021 was 98.21%, a 0.01% decline from 2020.
  • Euro Area clean water access for 2020 was 98.22%, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • Euro Area clean water access for 2019 was 98.22%, a 0.01% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Population
Euro Area 98.23%
North America 97.39%
European Union 96.82%
OECD members 91.37%
East Asia & Pacific 78.45%
Latin America & Caribbean 75.21%
World 72.93%
Sub-Saharan Africa 31.99%
South Asia 0.00%
Euro Area Clean Water Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 98.23% 0.03%
2021 98.21% -0.01%
2020 98.22% 0.00%
2019 98.22% 0.01%
2018 98.21% 0.00%
2017 98.21% 0.00%
2016 98.21% 0.01%
2015 98.20% 0.02%
2014 98.18% 0.01%
2013 98.17% 0.02%
2012 98.15% 0.03%
2011 98.12% 0.07%
2010 98.05% 0.10%
2009 97.96% 0.09%
2008 97.87% 0.25%
2007 97.62% 0.14%
2006 97.48% 0.17%
2005 97.31% 0.17%
2004 97.14% 0.12%
2003 97.02% 0.08%
2002 96.95% 0.08%
2001 96.87% 0.07%
2000 96.81% 96.81%
1999 0.00% 0.00%
1998 0.00% 0.00%
1997 0.00% 0.00%
1996 0.00% 0.00%
1995 0.00% 0.00%
1994 0.00% 0.00%
1993 0.00% 0.00%
1992 0.00% 0.00%
1991 0.00% 0.00%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%