Drinking water services in Seychelles
Seychelles: Drinking water services was 4,320 people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Drinking water services in Seychelles, 2004–2018
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.
Drinking water services in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3,326 people | — |
| 2005 | 3,368 people | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3,409 people | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3,451 people | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 3,491 people | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 3,532 people | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 3,583 people | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 3,660 people | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 3,755 people | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 3,851 people | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 3,948 people | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 4,045 people | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 4,138 people | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 4,229 people | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 4,320 people | +2.1% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 4,320 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 511,332 people, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Seychelles
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
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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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.