Population using at least basic sanitation services in Portugal
Portugal: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 99.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 174 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2019
All-time low
96.6%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Portugal, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic sanitation services in Portugal stood at 99.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Portugal peaked at 99.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 96.6%, in 2000.
Portugal ranks 15th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.3% | 96.6% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.3% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 12 Switzerland 99.9% compare
- 13 Italy 99.9% compare
- 14 Netherlands 99.9% compare
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 99.7% compare
- 17 Maldives 99.7% compare
- 18 Uruguay 99.6% compare
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 population using at least basic sanitation services in Portugal?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Portugal was 99.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.6% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Portugal ranks 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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