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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 53.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.97 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.296 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9579 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0441 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0464 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0253 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.1 Mt CO2e (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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About this data
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.