Spain
Capital: Madrid · High income · Pop. 48.8 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Spain, 99.46% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 263,784 people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 88.28% use safely managed sanitation services and 99.92% have at least a basic service (2024).
Spain has about 2,327 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 26% of those internal resources annually (medium water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 65% of Spain's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Spain have safe drinking water?
99.46% of Spain's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 263,784 people do not.
Does Spain have enough freshwater?
Spain has roughly 2,327 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 26% of it annually (medium stress).