Drinking water service usage in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Drinking water service usage was 98.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Saint Helena, 2002–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water service usage in Saint Helena stood at 98.4%.
That represents a change of up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Saint Helena peaked at 98.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 2011.
That places Saint Helena 40th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Drinking water service usage in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 80.9% | — |
| 2003 | 80.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 80.8% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 82.8% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 86.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 88.6% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 90.6% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.9% | 80.9% | 80.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 80.8% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Helena
- 37 Japan 98.7% compare
- 38 United States Virgin Islands 98.7% compare
- 39 United Arab Emirates 98.6% compare
- 41 Czechia 98.1% compare
- 42 Chile 97.8% compare
- 43 United States 97.6% compare
More environment data for Saint Helena
- Land use hidden — Other areas 250 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Total area 390 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 40 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Land area 390 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 80 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 20 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Planted Forest 0 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Forest 20 Square kilometres (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 2.46 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 4.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Saint Helena?
- Drinking water service usage in Saint Helena was 98.4% 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 Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 2011.
- How does Saint Helena rank for drinking water service usage?
- Saint Helena ranks 40th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Helena 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 fecal and priority chemical contamination.