Drinking water services in Seychelles

Seychelles: Drinking water services was 4,320 people in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
4,320 people
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
98th
of 231 countries
All-time high
4,320 people
in 2018
All-time low
3,326 people
in 2004
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Drinking water services in Seychelles, 2004–2018

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2004201120182004: 3.3k people2005: 3.4k people2006: 3.4k people2007: 3.5k people2008: 3.5k people2009: 3.5k people2010: 3.6k people2011: 3.7k people2012: 3.8k people2013: 3.9k people2014: 3.9k people2015: 4.0k people2016: 4.1k people2017: 4.2k people2018: 4.3k people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2018, drinking water services in Seychelles stood at 4,320 people. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drinking water services in Seychelles peaked at 4,320 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3,326 people, in 2004.

That places Seychelles 98th out of 231 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,429 people 3,326 people 3,532 people 6
2010s 3,948 people 3,583 people 4,320 people 9

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 95 Mauritania 5,968 people compare
  2. 96 Czechia 5,116 people compare
  3. 97 Honduras 5,020 people compare
  4. 99 Comoros 3,902 people compare
  5. 100 Grenada 3,705 people compare
  6. 101 Suriname 3,552 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drinking water services in Seychelles?
Drinking water services in Seychelles was 4,320 people in 2018, 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 services recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 4,320 people in 2018.
What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 3,326 people in 2004.
How does Seychelles rank for drinking water services?
Seychelles ranks 98th out of 231 countries with data for 2018.
Is drinking water services rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Seychelles 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 services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Drinking water services
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,429 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.