Greece
Capital: Athens · High income · Pop. 10.4 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Greece, 96.69% 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 344,410 people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 92.89% use safely managed sanitation services and 99.01% have at least a basic service (2024).
Greece has about 5,557 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 17% of those internal resources annually (low-medium water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 80% of Greece's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Greece have safe drinking water?
96.69% of Greece's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 344,410 people do not.
Does Greece have enough freshwater?
Greece has roughly 5,557 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 17% of it annually (low-medium stress).