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Public water supply in Germany, 1991 to 2022

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Rate of connection and water distribution to households, businesses and other customers
Year	Population¹			Water distributed
	Population¹			total final consumers	of which				in litres per inhabitant and day³
	total	including population connected to public water supply	rate of connection	total final consumers	to housholds and small businesses²		to businesses and other customers		in litres per inhabitant and day³
	1,000		%	mn m³		%	mn m³	%	l /(i*d)
The allocation to regions is based on where the water supply company is headquartered. 1: Population at their sole or main place of residence; reference date up to 2004: 31 December, up to 2019: 30 June, since 2022: 31 December of the previous year. 2: All customers that are billed for water consumption together with other units (private households) by means of one house water meter, such as bakeries, butcher shops, medical practices. 3: In relation to the population connected and the water distributed to households and small businesses.
2022	83,235	82,786	99.5	4,666	3,805	81.5	862	18,5	126
2019	83,073	82,585	99.4	4,731	3,855	81.5	876	18.5	128
2016	82,352	81,843	99.4	4,622	3,676	79.5	947	20.5	123
2013	80,586	80,047	99.3	4,468	3,541	79.2	927	20.8	121
2010	81,751	81,177	99.3	4,500	3,577	79.5	923	20.5	121
2007	82,261	81,635	99.2	4,544	3,623	79.7	921	20.3	122
2004	82,501	81,807	99.2	4,729	3,752	79.4	976	20.6	126
2001	82,440	81,670	99.1	4,774	3,779	79.2	995	20.8	127
1998	82,037	81,132	98.9	4,859	3,814	78.5	1,045	21.5	129
1995	81,818	80,666	98.6	5,094	3,872	76.0	1,222	24.0	132
1991	80,275	78,576	97.9	5,748	4,128	71.8	1,620	28.2	144
Memorandum item: former territory of the Federal Republic
1987	61,077	59,979	98.2	4,392	3,203	72.9	1,189	27.1	146
1983	61,307	59,952	97.8	4,515	3,223	71.4	1,293	28.6	147
1979	61,439	59,782	97.3	4,443	2,951	66.4	1,492	33.6	135

As at 08 August 2024

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