Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Portugal
Portugal: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 0.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved 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 %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.7% for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Portugal peaked at 0.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2024.
Portugal ranks 131st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 128 Serbia 0.7% compare
- 129 Iraq 0.7% compare
- 130 Wallis and Futuna 0.7% compare
- 132 Saint Helena 0.7% compare
- 133 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.7% compare
- 134 Jordan 0.6% 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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Portugal?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Portugal was 0.7% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Portugal ranks 131st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.