Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Portugal
Portugal: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 93.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Portugal, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Portugal stood at 93.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Portugal peaked at 93.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 2000.
That places Portugal 28th out of 150 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.
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Portugal?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Portugal was 93.9% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Portugal ranks 28th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.