People using safely managed drinking water services in Spain
Spain: People using safely managed drinking water services was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services in Spain, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Spain recorded 99.5% for people using safely managed drinking water services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Spain peaked at 99.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 99.4%, in 2000.
Spain ranks 27th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.4% | — |
| 2001 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 5 |
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- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Spain?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Spain was 99.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Spain ranks 27th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.