Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Saint Helena

Saint Helena: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 99.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
99.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 231 countries
All-time high
99.4%
in 2002
All-time low
99.3%
in 2023
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Saint Helena, 2002–2024

0204060801002002201320242002: 99.4 %2003: 99.4 %2004: 99.4 %2005: 99.4 %2006: 99.4 %2007: 99.4 %2008: 99.4 %2009: 99.4 %2010: 99.4 %2011: 99.4 %2012: 99.3 %2013: 99.3 %2014: 99.3 %2015: 99.3 %2016: 99.3 %2017: 99.3 %2018: 99.3 %2019: 99.3 %2020: 99.3 %2021: 99.3 %2022: 99.3 %2023: 99.3 %2024: 99.3 %

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

Analysis

Saint Helena recorded 99.3% for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Saint Helena peaked at 99.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 99.3%, in 2023.

That places Saint Helena 100th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 99.4% 99.4% 99.4% 8
2010s 99.3% 99.3% 99.4% 10
2020s 99.3% 99.3% 99.3% 5

Countries ranked near Saint Helena

  1. 97 Barbados 99.4% compare
  2. 98 Jordan 99.4% compare
  3. 99 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 99.3% compare
  4. 101 Portugal 99.3% compare
  5. 102 Wallis and Futuna 99.3% compare
  6. 103 Iraq 99.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Saint Helena?
Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Saint Helena was 99.3% 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 Saint Helena?
The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2002.
What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Saint Helena?
The lowest recorded value was 99.3% in 2023.
How does Saint Helena rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
Saint Helena ranks 100th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Saint Helena?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 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.