Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Switzerland

Safely managed drinking water in Switzerland in 2024 — 96.7%. Ranked 45 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0 pp.

2024 96.7% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank 45of 148
Period maximum 96.7%2012
Period minimum 96.7%2021

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Switzerland, 2000–202496.796.796.796.796.72000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 96.7%2001: 96.7%2002: 96.7%2003: 96.7%2004: 96.7%2005: 96.7%2006: 96.7%2007: 96.7%2008: 96.7%2009: 96.7%2010: 96.7%2011: 96.7%2012: 96.7%2013: 96.7%2014: 96.7%2015: 96.7%2016: 96.7%2017: 96.7%2018: 96.7%2019: 96.7%2020: 96.7%2021: 96.7%2022: 96.7%2023: 96.7%2024: 96.7%
Change over the period: −0 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Switzerland 96.7%
World 73.7%
Western Europe computed 99.6%
High-income countries computed 95.4%
Safely managed drinking water — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 96.7 −0 pp
2023 96.7 −0 pp
2022 96.7 +0 pp
2021 96.7 −0 pp
2020 96.7 +0 pp
2019 96.7 +0 pp
2018 96.7 −0 pp
2017 96.7 +0 pp
2016 96.7 −0 pp
2015 96.7 +0 pp
2014 96.7 −0 pp
2013 96.7 −0 pp
2012 96.7 +0 pp
2011 96.7 −0 pp
2010 96.7 −0 pp
2009 96.7 +0 pp
2008 96.7 −0 pp
2007 96.7 −0 pp
2006 96.7 +0 pp
2005 96.7 −0 pp
2004 96.7 +0 pp
2003 96.7 −0 pp
2002 96.7 +0 pp
2001 96.7 −0 pp
2000 96.7

Western Europe, 2024

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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.