Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Portugal
Portugal: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 97.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Portugal is 97.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Portugal peaked at 99.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2023.
Portugal ranks 64th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.5% | — |
| 2001 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 97.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 98% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 97.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.9%, 98% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.2% | 98.8% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 98.1% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.8% | 98.0% | 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Portugal?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Portugal was 97.8% 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Portugal ranks 64th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.