People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Portugal
Portugal: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 93.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Portugal, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 93.9% for people using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Portugal peaked at 93.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 2000.
Portugal ranks 27th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.7% | — |
| 2001 | 53.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 53.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 56.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 62.5% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 67.2% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 72.1% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 77.2% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 79.9% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 90.9% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 92.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 93.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 93.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.1%, 1.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 93.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90.0%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.5% | 53.7% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 69.6% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 91.9% | 93.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Portugal?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Portugal was 93.9% 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 sanitation services recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Portugal ranks 27th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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 sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.