People not using improved drinking water sources in Spain
Spain: People not using improved drinking water sources was 36,078 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not 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
In 2024, people not using improved drinking water sources in Spain stood at 36,078 people. 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Spain peaked at 36,078 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2000.
Spain ranks 109th 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Spain, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 people | — |
| 2002 | 0 people | — |
| 2003 | 0 people | — |
| 2004 | 0 people | — |
| 2005 | 0 people | — |
| 2006 | 0 people | — |
| 2007 | 0 people | — |
| 2008 | 0 people | — |
| 2009 | 0 people | — |
| 2010 | 0 people | — |
| 2011 | 0 people | — |
| 2012 | 6,504 people | — |
| 2013 | 20,318 people | +212.4% |
| 2014 | 34,133 people | +68.0% |
| 2015 | 34,210 people | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 34,346 people | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 34,553 people | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 34,819 people | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 35,180 people | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 35,471 people | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 35,618 people | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 35,800 people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 35,969 people | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 36,078 people | +0.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 36,078 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 people, 14081646.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Spain's 36,078 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,187 people, 16.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved drinking water sources in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +212.4% | 6,504 people | 20,318 people |
| 2014 | +68.0% | 20,318 people | 34,133 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,406 people | 0 people | 35,180 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,787 people | 35,471 people | 36,078 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % 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 Spain?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Spain was 36,078 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 36,078 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Spain ranks 109th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not 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 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.