Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Spain

Spain: Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities was 99.9 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
99.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 184 countries
All-time high
99.9
in 2017
All-time low
99.77
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Spain, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 99.82001: 99.82002: 99.82003: 99.82004: 99.82005: 99.82006: 99.82007: 99.82008: 99.82009: 99.82010: 99.82011: 99.92012: 99.92013: 99.92014: 99.92015: 99.92016: 99.92017: 99.92018: 99.92019: 99.92020: 99.92021: 99.92022: 99.92023: 99.92024: 99.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Spain stood at 99.9. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Spain peaked at 99.9 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 99.77, in 2000.

Spain ranks 19th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Spain, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 99.77
2001 99.77 +0.0%
2002 99.78 +0.0%
2003 99.79 +0.0%
2004 99.8 +0.0%
2005 99.81 +0.0%
2006 99.81 +0.0%
2007 99.82 +0.0%
2008 99.83 +0.0%
2009 99.84 +0.0%
2010 99.85 +0.0%
2011 99.86 +0.0%
2012 99.86 +0.0%
2013 99.87 +0.0%
2014 99.88 +0.0%
2015 99.89 +0.0%
2016 99.9 +0.0%
2017 99.9 +0.0%
2018 99.9 +0.0%
2019 99.9 +0.0%
2020 99.9 +0.0%
2021 99.9 +0.0%
2022 99.9 +0.0%
2023 99.9 +0.0%
2024 99.9 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 99.8 99.77 99.84 10
2010s 99.88 99.85 99.9 10
2020s 99.9 99.9 99.9 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 16 Austria 99.95 compare
  2. 17 Egypt 99.95 compare
  3. 18 Bermuda 99.94 compare
  4. 19 Switzerland 99.9 compare
  5. 21 Italy 99.88 compare
  6. 22 Türkiye 99.86 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Spain?
Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Spain was 99.9 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 99.9 in 2017.
What is the lowest share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 99.77 in 2000.
How does Spain rank for share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities?
Spain ranks 19th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 4,556 data points, 2000–2024
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