Safely managed drinking water in Switzerland

96.7% of people in Switzerland used safely managed drinking water in 2024.

Measure: People using safely managed drinking water services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Switzerland, 2024 96.7% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 96.7%
World, 2024 73.7% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 99.0% Middle value of 36 countries
Position in 2024 45th of 148 See the full ranking

Safely managed drinking water in Switzerland over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period SwitzerlandWorld
2024 96.7% 73.7%
2023 96.7% 72.0%
2022 96.7% 71.5%
2021 96.7% 71.0%
2020 96.7% 70.5%
2019 96.7% 69.9%
2018 96.7% 69.4%
2017 96.7% 68.8%
2016 96.7% 68.2%
2015 96.7% 67.7%
2014 96.7% 67.1%
2013 96.7% 66.5%
2012 96.7% 65.9%
2011 96.7% 65.3%
2010 96.7% 64.8%
2009 96.7% 64.3%
2008 96.7% 63.8%
2007 96.7% 63.4%
2006 96.7% 63.1%
2005 96.7% 62.8%
2004 96.7% 62.5%
2003 96.7% 62.1%
2002 96.7% 61.8%
2001 96.7% 61.5%
2000 96.7% 61.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 96.7% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 96.7%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 148 countries with data for 2024, Switzerland has the 45th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.7%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Switzerland
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene