People using improved drinking water sources in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: People using improved drinking water sources was 37.13 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources in Saint Helena, 2002–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people using improved drinking water sources in Saint Helena stood at 37.13 people.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Saint Helena peaked at 37.66 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.31 people, in 2008.
That places Saint Helena 175th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 36.36 people | — |
| 2003 | 35.76 people | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 35.12 people | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 34.45 people | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 33.77 people | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 33.35 people | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 33.31 people | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 33.73 people | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 34.22 people | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 34.72 people | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 35.25 people | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 35.74 people | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 36.22 people | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 36.77 people | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 37.13 people | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 37.3 people | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 37.45 people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 37.57 people | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 37.66 people | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 37.66 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.61 people | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 37.5 people | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 37.13 people | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.48 people | 33.31 people | 36.36 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.24 people | 34.22 people | 37.57 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.51 people | 37.13 people | 37.66 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Helena
- 172 Wallis and Futuna 80.75 people compare
- 173 Cook Islands 56.64 people compare
- 174 British Virgin Islands 53.53 people compare
- 176 Niue 34.32 people compare
- 177 Saint Martin (French Part) 20.14 people compare
- 178 Brazil 2.69 people compare
More environment data for Saint Helena
- Land use hidden — Other areas 250 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 80 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Land area 390 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Total area 390 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 40 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 20 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Forest 20 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Planted Forest 0 Square kilometres (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 2.46 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 4.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Saint Helena?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Saint Helena was 37.13 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 Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 37.66 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.31 people in 2008.
- How does Saint Helena rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Saint Helena ranks 175th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.