People using improved drinking water sources in Spain
Spain: People using improved drinking water sources was 36,077 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved drinking water sources in Spain, 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
Spain recorded 36,077 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Spain peaked at 36,077 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2002.
Spain ranks 106th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Spain, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5625 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.3672 people | -34.7% |
| 2002 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0312 people | — |
| 2004 | 1.55 people | +4850.0% |
| 2005 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 people | — |
| 2007 | 0 people | — |
| 2008 | 0 people | — |
| 2009 | 0.3125 people | — |
| 2010 | 1.27 people | +307.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0312 people | -97.5% |
| 2012 | 6,504 people | +20811772.0% |
| 2013 | 20,318 people | +212.4% |
| 2014 | 34,132 people | +68.0% |
| 2015 | 34,210 people | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 34,346 people | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 34,553 people | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 34,820 people | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 35,182 people | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 35,470 people | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 35,616 people | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 35,799 people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 35,967 people | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 36,077 people | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.282 people | 0 people | 1.55 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,407 people | 0.0312 people | 35,182 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,786 people | 35,470 people | 36,077 people | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Spain?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Spain was 36,077 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 36,077 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2002.
- How does Spain rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Spain ranks 106th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.