Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Greece

Safely managed drinking water in Greece in 2024 — 96.7%. Ranked 46 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 2.7 pp.

2024 96.7% −0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 46of 148
Period maximum 99.7%2008
Period minimum 96.7%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Greece, 2000–2024969798991002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 99.4%2001: 99.4%2002: 99.5%2003: 99.5%2004: 99.5%2005: 99.6%2006: 99.6%2007: 99.7%2008: 99.7%2009: 99.5%2010: 99.3%2011: 99.2%2012: 99%2013: 98.8%2014: 98.6%2015: 98.4%2016: 98.3%2017: 98.1%2018: 97.9%2019: 97.7%2020: 97.5%2021: 97.3%2022: 97.1%2023: 96.9%2024: 96.7%
Change over the period: −2.7 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Greece

Greece 96.7%
World 73.7%
Southern Europe computed 95.5%
High-income countries computed 95.4%
Safely managed drinking water — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 96.7 −0.2 pp
2023 96.9 −0.2 pp
2022 97.1 −0.2 pp
2021 97.3 −0.2 pp
2020 97.5 −0.2 pp
2019 97.7 −0.2 pp
2018 97.9 −0.2 pp
2017 98.1 −0.2 pp
2016 98.3 −0.2 pp
2015 98.4 −0.2 pp
2014 98.6 −0.2 pp
2013 98.8 −0.2 pp
2012 99 −0.2 pp
2011 99.2 −0.2 pp
2010 99.3 −0.2 pp
2009 99.5 −0.2 pp
2008 99.7 +0 pp
2007 99.7 +0 pp
2006 99.6 +0 pp
2005 99.6 +0 pp
2004 99.5 +0 pp
2003 99.5 +0 pp
2002 99.5 +0 pp
2001 99.4 +0 pp
2000 99.4

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed drinking water — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Three requirements at once: the source is improved and located in the dwelling or on the plot, water is available when it is needed, and it is free of contamination. It is this indicator that is written into Sustainable Development Goal 6.1, whereas the better-known “basic access” requires only an improved source within half an hour's walk — the gap between the two measures in some countries exceeds forty percentage points.

Important: Stricter than basic access on three counts at once. There are fewer territories than for the basic indicator: testing for contamination requires laboratory data, which are not available everywhere.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.