Germany
Capital: Berlin · High income · Pop. 83.5 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Germany, 99.92% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 66,813 people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 96.77% use safely managed sanitation services and 99.23% have at least a basic service (2024).
Germany has about 1,286 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 24% of those internal resources annually (low-medium water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 4% of Germany's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Germany have safe drinking water?
99.92% of Germany's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 66,813 people do not.
Does Germany have enough freshwater?
Germany has roughly 1,286 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 24% of it annually (low-medium stress).