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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period PortugalSpain
2024 93.9% 88.3%
2023 93.4% 88.3%
2022 92.8% 88.5%
2021 92.3% 88.8%
2020 91.9% 89.1%
2019 91.4% 89.3%
2018 90.9% 89.6%
2017 88.2% 89.8%
2016 85.4% 90.0%
2015 82.6% 90.3%
2014 79.9% 90.5%
2013 77.2% 90.8%
2012 74.6% 91.0%
2011 72.1% 91.2%
2010 69.6% 91.4%
2009 67.2% 91.7%
2008 64.8% 91.9%
2007 62.5% 92.1%
2006 60.3% 92.3%
2005 58.2% 92.5%
2004 56.1% 92.7%
2003 54.1% 92.7%
2002 53.9% 92.7%
2001 53.8% 92.7%
2000 53.7% 92.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.SMSS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene