People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Portugal, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Portugal is 0 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0204 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2021.
Portugal ranks 177th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0204 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0192 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.018 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0169 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0158 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0146 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0135 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0124 people per person | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0114 people per person | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0103 people per person | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0093 people per person | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 people per person | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0072 people per person | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0062 people per person | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0052 people per person | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 people per person | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0033 people per person | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 people per person | -29.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 people per person | -40.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 people per person | -67.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 people per person | -76.4% |
| 2021 | 0 people per person | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2024 | 0 people per person | — |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 people per person. (85 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0005 people per person. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -100.0% | 0.0001 people per person | 0 people per person |
| 2020 | -76.4% | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0001 people per person |
| 2019 | -67.0% | 0.0014 people per person | 0.0004 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0153 people per person | 0.0103 people per person | 0.0204 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0048 people per person | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0093 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.0001 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 174 Belgium 0 people per person compare
- 175 Finland 0 people per person compare
- 176 Chile 0 people per person compare
- 177 Andorra 0 people per person compare
- 177 Australia 0 people per person compare
- 177 Bahrain 0 people per person compare
- 177 Barbados 0 people per person compare
- 177 Brunei 0 people per person compare
- 177 Switzerland 0 people per person compare
- 177 Czechia 0 people per person compare
- 177 Germany 0 people per person
- 177 Denmark 0 people per person
- 177 Spain 0 people per person compare
- 177 Fiji 0 people per person compare
- 177 France 0 people per person
- 177 Gibraltar 0 people per person
- 177 Greece 0 people per person compare
- 177 Hungary 0 people per person
- 177 Isle of Man 0 people per person
- 177 Iran 0 people per person compare
- 177 Iceland 0 people per person compare
- 177 Kazakhstan 0 people per person compare
- 177 Kuwait 0 people per person
- 177 Lebanon 0 people per person compare
- 177 Macao 0 people per person
- 177 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 people per person compare
- 177 Monaco 0 people per person
- 177 Maldives 0 people per person compare
- 177 Mexico 0 people per person compare
- 177 Malta 0 people per person compare
- 177 Malaysia 0 people per person compare
- 177 New Caledonia 0 people per person
- 177 Norway 0 people per person compare
- 177 New Zealand 0 people per person compare
- 177 Oman 0 people per person compare
- 177 Poland 0 people per person compare
- 177 Puerto Rico 0 people per person compare
- 177 Singapore 0 people per person
- 177 San Marino 0 people per person
- 177 Seychelles 0 people per person compare
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Portugal?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Portugal was 0 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0204 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2021.
- How does Portugal rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 177th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.