Drinking water service usage in Reunion
Reunion: Drinking water service usage was 95.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drinking water service usage in Reunion, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Reunion recorded 95.7% for drinking water service usage in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Reunion peaked at 97.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 95.7%, in 2022.
Reunion ranks 56th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.3% | 97.3% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.1% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 95.7% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 53 Bulgaria 96.2% compare
- 55 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 96.0% compare
- 57 Qatar 95.3% compare
- 58 Portugal 95.2% compare
- 59 Turkmenistan 94.9% compare
More environment data for Reunion
- Forest area 77,150 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 16 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 16 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 34,888 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 2.66 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 5 µg/m³ (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 15,446 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Reunion?
- Drinking water service usage in Reunion was 95.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.7% in 2022.
- How does Reunion rank for drinking water service usage?
- Reunion ranks 56th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Reunion data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.