People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Portugal
Portugal: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 88.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Portugal, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Portugal is 88.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Portugal peaked at 88.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 2000.
That places Portugal 13th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, rural in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.2% | — |
| 2001 | 51.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 51.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 53.1% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 54.5% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 56.1% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 57.8% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 59.5% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 61.4% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 63.4% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 65.5% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 72.4% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 74.9% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 82.8% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 84.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 87.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 88.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.8% | 51.2% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 63.4% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 84.6% | 88.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 11 Germany 91.3% compare
- 12 Luxembourg 89.0% compare
- 14 Jamaica 87.8% compare
- 15 Hungary 87.6% compare
- 16 Uzbekistan 86.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Portugal?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Portugal was 88.3% 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, rural recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Portugal ranks 13th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.