People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Spain
Spain: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 259,452 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
People not using safely managed 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 safely managed drinking water sources in Spain stood at 259,452 people.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Spain peaked at 263,830 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 159,394 people, in 2011.
Spain ranks 94th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Spain, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 262,686 people | — |
| 2001 | 263,830 people | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 252,789 people | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 242,475 people | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 231,432 people | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 219,774 people | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 207,583 people | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 195,145 people | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 181,636 people | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 166,393 people | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 160,224 people | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 159,394 people | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 164,603 people | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 176,509 people | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 188,471 people | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 187,038 people | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 194,462 people | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 202,300 people | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 210,598 people | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 219,526 people | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 228,117 people | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 235,878 people | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 243,867 people | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 251,862 people | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 259,452 people | +3.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 259,452 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,638 people, 8.5× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Spain's 259,452 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 199,164 people, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 222,374 people | 166,393 people | 263,830 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 186,312 people | 159,394 people | 219,526 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 243,835 people | 228,117 people | 259,452 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 safely managed drinking water sources in Spain?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Spain was 259,452 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 263,830 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 159,394 people in 2011.
- How does Spain rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Spain ranks 94th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.