People using improved drinking water sources in Seychelles
Seychelles: People using improved drinking water sources was 2,964 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 2,964 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 1,111.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Seychelles peaked at 5,360 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2018.
Seychelles ranks 135th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,360 people | — |
| 2001 | 5,297 people | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 5,226 people | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 5,147 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1,735 people | -66.3% |
| 2005 | 1,602 people | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 1,465 people | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 1,324 people | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 1,179 people | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 1,031 people | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 880.73 people | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 731.55 people | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 577.97 people | -21.0% |
| 2013 | 415.77 people | -28.1% |
| 2014 | 244.76 people | -41.1% |
| 2015 | 64.88 people | -73.5% |
| 2016 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 people | +53.6% |
| 2018 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 3,694 people | — |
| 2020 | 3,568 people | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 3,435 people | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 3,288 people | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 3,130 people | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 2,964 people | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,936 people | 1,031 people | 5,360 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 660.93 people | 0 people | 3,694 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,277 people | 2,964 people | 3,568 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More environment data for Seychelles
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate -10.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0435 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 50.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per capita 0.0367 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -10.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Seychelles?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Seychelles was 2,964 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 5,360 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2018.
- How does Seychelles rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Seychelles ranks 135th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,111.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.