Basic drinking water access in Spain

99.9% of people in Spain used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using at least basic drinking water services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Spain, 2024 99.9% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 99.9%
European Union, 2024 99.1% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 99.9% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 48th of 202 See the full ranking

Basic drinking water access in Spain over time

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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 at least basic drinking water services (% of population), 2005 to 2024
Period Spain
2024 99.9%
2023 99.9%
2022 99.9%
2021 99.9%
2020 99.9%
2019 99.9%
2018 99.9%
2017 99.9%
2016 99.9%
2015 99.9%
2014 99.9%
2013 100.0%
2012 100.0%
2011 100.0%
2010 100.0%
2009 100.0%
2008 100.0%
2007 100.0%
2006 100.0%
2005 100.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 99.9% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 99.9%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Spain has the 48th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 99.1%.

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.H2O.BASW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Spain
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