Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Seychelles
Seychelles: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 97.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Seychelles, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 97.7% for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Seychelles peaked at 97.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.6%, in 2000.
Seychelles ranks 140th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.3% | 93.6% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 95.3% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.0% | 97.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 137 Dominican Republic 97.9% compare
- 138 Cuba 97.8% compare
- 139 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 97.7% compare
- 141 South Africa 97.6% compare
- 142 Russia 97.5% compare
- 143 Anguilla 97.5% compare
More environment data for Seychelles
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.9764 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.05 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0743 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0033 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0677 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Seychelles?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Seychelles was 97.7% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6% in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Seychelles ranks 140th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.