People using improved drinking water sources in Montserrat
Montserrat: People using improved drinking water sources was 85.17 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using improved drinking water sources in Montserrat, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Montserrat is 85.17 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Montserrat peaked at 95.93 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 85.17 people, in 2024.
Montserrat ranks 169th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using improved drinking water sources in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.93 people | — |
| 2001 | 87.63 people | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 85.53 people | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 85.87 people | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 86.43 people | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 87.11 people | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 87.86 people | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 88.72 people | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 89.84 people | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 91.03 people | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 92.24 people | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 92.86 people | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 92.44 people | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 91.69 people | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 90.95 people | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 90.3 people | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 89.7 people | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 89.1 people | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 88.51 people | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 88.03 people | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 87.48 people | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 86.92 people | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 86.41 people | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 85.77 people | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 85.17 people | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.6 people | 85.53 people | 95.93 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.58 people | 88.03 people | 92.86 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.35 people | 85.17 people | 87.48 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montserrat
- 166 Saint Lucia 116.49 people compare
- 167 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 102.91 people compare
- 168 Turks and Caicos Islands 93.9 people compare
- 170 Palau 82.77 people compare
- 171 Tuvalu 82.16 people compare
- 172 Wallis and Futuna 80.75 people compare
More environment data for Montserrat
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -23.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 159.81 SLC (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 336.22 1000 USD (2024)
- Country area — Area 10.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 10.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 0.437 1000 USD (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Montserrat?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Montserrat was 85.17 people 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 95.93 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.17 people in 2024.
- How does Montserrat rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Montserrat ranks 169th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Montserrat 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.