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Safely managed drinking water — Spain

Safely managed drinking water in Spain in 2024 — 99.5%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.1 pp.

2024 99.5% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank 27of 148
Period maximum 99.7%2011
Period minimum 99.4%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Spain, 2000–202499.399.499.599.699.72000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 99.4%2001: 99.4%2002: 99.4%2003: 99.4%2004: 99.5%2005: 99.5%2006: 99.5%2007: 99.6%2008: 99.6%2009: 99.6%2010: 99.7%2011: 99.7%2012: 99.6%2013: 99.6%2014: 99.6%2015: 99.6%2016: 99.6%2017: 99.6%2018: 99.6%2019: 99.5%2020: 99.5%2021: 99.5%2022: 99.5%2023: 99.5%2024: 99.5%
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 99.5%
World 73.7%
Europe & Central Asia 92.5%
Southern Europe computed 95.5%
High-income countries computed 95.4%
Safely managed drinking water — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 99.5 −0 pp
2023 99.5 −0 pp
2022 99.5 −0 pp
2021 99.5 −0 pp
2020 99.5 −0 pp
2019 99.5 −0 pp
2018 99.6 −0 pp
2017 99.6 −0 pp
2016 99.6 −0 pp
2015 99.6 +0 pp
2014 99.6 −0 pp
2013 99.6 −0 pp
2012 99.6 −0 pp
2011 99.7 +0 pp
2010 99.7 +0 pp
2009 99.6 +0 pp
2008 99.6 +0 pp
2007 99.6 +0 pp
2006 99.5 +0 pp
2005 99.5 +0 pp
2004 99.5 +0 pp
2003 99.4 +0 pp
2002 99.4 +0 pp
2001 99.4 +0 pp
2000 99.4 —

Southern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GI Gibraltar 100 MC Monaco 100 SM San Marino 100 MT Malta 99.8 SI Slovenia 99.6 ES Spain 99.5 IT Italy 96.8 GR Greece 96.7 PT Portugal 95.2 AD Andorra 90.6 HR Croatia 87.3 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.4 ME Montenegro 85.5 MK North Macedonia 80.8 RS Serbia 75 AL Albania 70.8
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About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed drinking water — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Three requirements at once: the source is improved and located in the dwelling or on the plot, water is available when it is needed, and it is free of contamination. It is this indicator that is written into Sustainable Development Goal 6.1, whereas the better-known “basic access” requires only an improved source within half an hour's walk — the gap between the two measures in some countries exceeds forty percentage points.

Important: Stricter than basic access on three counts at once. There are fewer territories than for the basic indicator: testing for contamination requires laboratory data, which are not available everywhere.

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

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