Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Portugal
Portugal: Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services was 93.92 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Portugal, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 93.92 for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. 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, proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Portugal peaked at 93.92 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.7, in 2000.
Portugal ranks 27th of 149 countries on this measure, 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 | 58.46 | 53.7 | 67.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.17 | 69.58 | 91.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.87 | 91.88 | 93.92 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More population data for Portugal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 9,261 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.2816 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0558 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.049 (2100)
- Population density 95.56 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 396,215 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.049 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.2814 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 68,603 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Portugal?
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Portugal was 93.92 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 93.92 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7 in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Portugal ranks 27th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population 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 UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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