Population using safely managed sanitation services in Portugal
Portugal: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 88.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Portugal, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed sanitation services in Portugal stood at 88.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Portugal peaked at 88.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 2000.
That places Portugal 13th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.8% | 51.2% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 63.4% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 84.6% | 88.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 11 Germany 91.3% compare
- 12 Luxembourg 89.0% compare
- 14 Jamaica 87.8% compare
- 15 Hungary 87.6% compare
- 16 Uzbekistan 86.3% 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 safely managed sanitation services in Portugal?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Portugal was 88.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Portugal ranks 13th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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