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Germany - Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%) 100

FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 188 economies tracked

Latest value

100 (2023)

Global rank

##13 of 188 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1990

1×

Ranking Race — Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#14#27#40#53#66#7919901995200020052010201520202023#9#131997 overtook France
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2023. Germany climbed from #9 to #13 (overtook France). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Germany ↓

Key Events — Germany

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1990
Reunification curated

East and West Germany unify, reshaping Europe's largest economy.

1997
Overtook France in global rank auto
1999
Euro adoption curated

Germany becomes the anchor economy of the new single currency.

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Exports collapse; GDP contracts sharply before a rapid rebound.

2022
Energy crisis curated

Gas supply shock drives inflation to decades-high levels.

Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%), 1990-2023

FAO AQUASTAT · % · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19902000201020202023100100.33100.67101
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