Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Spain

Access to basic sanitation in Spain in 2024 — 99.9%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.1 pp.

2024 99.9% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank 24of 193
Period maximum 99.9%2017
Period minimum 99.8%2001

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Spain, 2000–202499.899.999.91002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 99.8%2001: 99.8%2002: 99.8%2003: 99.8%2004: 99.8%2005: 99.8%2006: 99.8%2007: 99.9%2008: 99.9%2009: 99.9%2010: 99.9%2011: 99.9%2012: 99.9%2013: 99.9%2014: 99.9%2015: 99.9%2016: 99.9%2017: 99.9%2018: 99.9%2019: 99.9%2020: 99.9%2021: 99.9%2022: 99.9%2023: 99.9%2024: 99.9%
Change over the period: +0.1 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Spain

Spain 99.9%
World 82.2%
Southern Europe computed 99.7%
High-income countries computed 98.4%
Access to basic sanitation — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 99.9 −0 pp
2023 99.9 −0 pp
2022 99.9 −0 pp
2021 99.9 −0 pp
2020 99.9 −0 pp
2019 99.9 −0 pp
2018 99.9 −0 pp
2017 99.9 +0 pp
2016 99.9 +0 pp
2015 99.9 +0 pp
2014 99.9 +0 pp
2013 99.9 +0 pp
2012 99.9 +0 pp
2011 99.9 +0 pp
2010 99.9 +0 pp
2009 99.9 +0 pp
2008 99.9 +0 pp
2007 99.9 +0 pp
2006 99.8 +0 pp
2005 99.8 +0 pp
2004 99.8 +0 pp
2003 99.8 +0 pp
2002 99.8 +0 pp
2001 99.8 −0 pp
2000 99.8

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.