People not using improved drinking water sources in Portugal
Portugal: People not using improved drinking water sources was 74,268 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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
In 2024, people not using improved drinking water sources in Portugal stood at 74,268 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Portugal peaked at 88,567 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 74,268 people, in 2024.
Portugal ranks 98th 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Portugal, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79,215 people | — |
| 2001 | 81,138 people | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 82,818 people | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 84,217 people | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 85,360 people | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 86,309 people | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 87,106 people | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 87,769 people | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 88,237 people | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 88,518 people | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 88,567 people | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 88,271 people | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 87,645 people | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 86,792 people | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 85,829 people | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 84,869 people | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 83,882 people | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 82,835 people | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 81,748 people | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 80,720 people | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 79,638 people | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 78,381 people | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 77,044 people | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 75,495 people | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 74,268 people | -1.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 74,268 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 people, 28988107.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 74,268 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,187 people, 34.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85,069 people | 79,215 people | 88,518 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 85,116 people | 80,720 people | 88,567 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,965 people | 74,268 people | 79,638 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Portugal?
- People not 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 88,567 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,268 people in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Portugal ranks 98th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.