Sanitation facilities usage in Portugal
Portugal: Sanitation facilities usage was 93.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage 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, sanitation facilities usage in Portugal stood at 93.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.7% | — |
| 2001 | 53.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 53.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 56.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 62.5% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 67.2% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 72.1% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 77.2% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 79.9% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 90.9% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 92.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 93.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
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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More population data for Portugal
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4941 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population density 95.56 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 396,215 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Portugal?
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Portugal ranks 28th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.