Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Spain
Spain: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population was 99.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population 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 %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 99.9% for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Spain peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.9%, in 2014.
Spain ranks 71st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 285.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 27.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8102 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.104 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 42.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1099 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 12.89 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Spain?
- Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Spain was 99.9% 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 using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.9% in 2014.
- How does Spain rank for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- Spain ranks 71st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population. 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, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.