People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Portugal
Portugal: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 498,606 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed 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 safely managed drinking water sources in Portugal stood at 498,606 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Portugal peaked at 649,286 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 498,606 people, in 2024.
That places Portugal 79th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Portugal, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 648,252 people | — |
| 2001 | 649,173 people | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 649,286 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 648,138 people | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 645,960 people | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 643,318 people | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 640,490 people | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 637,622 people | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 634,284 people | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 630,529 people | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 618,115 people | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 604,463 people | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 589,754 people | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 578,233 people | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 567,165 people | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 557,267 people | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 548,278 people | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 539,975 people | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 532,428 people | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 526,282 people | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 520,798 people | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 515,145 people | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 509,949 people | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 504,321 people | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 498,606 people | -1.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 498,606 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,638 people, 16.3× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 498,606 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 199,164 people, 2.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 642,705 people | 630,529 people | 649,286 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 566,196 people | 526,282 people | 618,115 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 509,764 people | 498,606 people | 520,798 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 safely managed drinking water sources in Portugal?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Portugal was 498,606 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 649,286 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 498,606 people in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Portugal ranks 79th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.