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

Latest (2024)
99.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
71st
of 231 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 2023
All-time low
99.8%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Reunion, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 99.8 %2001: 99.8 %2002: 99.8 %2003: 99.8 %2004: 99.8 %2005: 99.8 %2006: 99.8 %2007: 99.8 %2008: 99.8 %2009: 99.8 %2010: 99.8 %2011: 99.8 %2012: 99.8 %2013: 99.8 %2014: 99.8 %2015: 99.8 %2016: 99.8 %2017: 99.8 %2018: 99.9 %2019: 99.9 %2020: 99.9 %2021: 99.9 %2022: 99.9 %2023: 99.9 %2024: 99.9 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  4. 72 British Virgin Islands 99.9% compare
  5. 73 Tonga 99.8% compare
  6. 74 Libya 99.8% compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
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, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
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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.