Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Reunion
Reunion: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 99.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 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
The most recent figure for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Reunion is 99.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Reunion peaked at 99.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 99.8%, in 2000.
Reunion ranks 71st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
More environment data for Reunion
- Forest area 77,150 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 16 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 16 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 34,888 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 5 µg/m³ (2024)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 2.66 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 15,446 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Reunion?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Reunion was 99.9% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.8% in 2000.
- How does Reunion rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Reunion ranks 71st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.