People using improved drinking water sources in Portugal
Portugal: People using improved drinking water sources was 74,268 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Portugal, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 74,268 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Portugal peaked at 88,568 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 74,268 people, in 2024.
Portugal ranks 92nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Portugal, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79,215 people | — |
| 2001 | 81,138 people | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 82,817 people | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 84,217 people | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 85,359 people | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 86,308 people | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 87,106 people | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 87,769 people | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 88,238 people | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 88,518 people | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 88,568 people | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 88,271 people | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 87,645 people | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 86,792 people | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 85,828 people | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 84,870 people | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 83,882 people | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 82,836 people | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 81,748 people | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 80,719 people | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 79,638 people | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 78,381 people | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 77,044 people | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 75,496 people | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 74,268 people | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85,069 people | 79,215 people | 88,518 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 85,116 people | 80,719 people | 88,568 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,965 people | 74,268 people | 79,638 people | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 18.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 115.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate -4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production -0.5067 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate -4.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Portugal?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Portugal was 74,268 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 88,568 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,268 people in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Portugal ranks 92nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.