Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Spain

Spain: Proportion of population using limited sanitation services was 0.0819 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0819
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
173rd
of 231 countries
All-time high
0.0819
in 2024
All-time low
0.0762
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Spain, 2000–2024

00.020.040.060.082000201220242000: 0.0762001: 0.0762002: 0.0772003: 0.0772004: 0.0772005: 0.0772006: 0.0782007: 0.0782008: 0.0782009: 0.0782010: 0.0782011: 0.0792012: 0.0792013: 0.0792014: 0.0792015: 0.082016: 0.082017: 0.082018: 0.082019: 0.0812020: 0.0812021: 0.0812022: 0.0812023: 0.0822024: 0.082

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Spain is 0.0819, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Spain peaked at 0.0819 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0762, in 2000.

That places Spain 173rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0772 0.0762 0.0782 10
2010s 0.0796 0.0785 0.0806 10
2020s 0.0814 0.0809 0.0819 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 170 Brazil 0.103 compare
  2. 171 Italy 0.1006 compare
  3. 172 Switzerland 0.1001 compare
  4. 174 Turkmenistan 0.0613 compare
  5. 175 Belarus 0.0241 compare
  6. 176 Russian Federation 0
  7. 176 Cook Islands 0
  8. 176 Qatar 0
  9. 176 Canada 0
  10. 176 Bermuda 0
  11. 176 Republic of Korea 0
  12. 176 Sint Maarten 0
  13. 176 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 0
  14. 176 Palau 0
  15. 176 Hong Kong (China) 0
  16. 176 Monaco 0
  17. 176 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0
  18. 176 French Polynesia 0
  19. 176 Curaçao 0
  20. 176 Northern Mariana Islands 0
  21. 176 Iraq 0 compare
  22. 176 Andorra 0
  23. 176 Aruba 0
  24. 176 Singapore 0
  25. 176 Serbia 0 compare
  26. 176 United States 0
  27. 176 Niue 0
  28. 176 Macau (China) 0
  29. 176 Bahrain 0
  30. 176 Martinique 0
  31. 176 Israel 0
  32. 176 Puerto Rico 0
  33. 176 British Virgin Islands 0
  34. 176 Isle of Man 0
  35. 176 Guadeloupe 0
  36. 176 Liechtenstein 0
  37. 176 Malta 0
  38. 176 Réunion 0
  39. 176 New Zealand 0
  40. 176 San Marino 0
  41. 176 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
  42. 176 Brunei Darussalam 0
  43. 176 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0
  44. 176 Saint Barthélemy 0
  45. 176 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0
  46. 176 New Caledonia 0
  47. 176 Greenland 0
  48. 176 Japan 0
  49. 176 Australia 0
  50. 176 Gibraltar 0
  51. 176 Antigua and Barbuda 0
  52. 176 Saint Martin (French part) 0
  53. 176 Austria 0
  54. 176 French Guiana 0
  55. 176 Faroe Islands 0
  56. 176 Cyprus 0
  57. 176 Virgin Islands U.S. 0
  58. 176 Wallis and Futuna 0
  59. 176 Kuwait 0
  60. 176 Chile 0
  61. 176 Mayotte 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Spain?
Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Spain was 0.0819 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest proportion of population using limited sanitation services recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.0819 in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of population using limited sanitation services recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0762 in 2000.
How does Spain rank for proportion of population using limited sanitation services?
Spain ranks 173rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion of population using limited sanitation services rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using limited sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population using limited sanitation services (Sanitation)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
292 places, 7,089 data points, 2000–2024
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