People not using improved drinking water sources in Mayotte
Mayotte: People not using improved drinking water sources was 11,468 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
People not using improved drinking water sources in Mayotte, 2006–2023
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 not using improved drinking water sources in Mayotte is 11,468 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Mayotte peaked at 11,468 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,771 people, in 2006.
Mayotte ranks 121st of 231 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,138 people | 4,771 people | 5,797 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 7,681 people | 5,956 people | 9,976 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,887 people | 10,319 people | 11,468 people | 4 |
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More environment data for Mayotte
- Forest area 9,600 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area -34 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.4% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.4% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -34 hectares (2025)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 7.13 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 9.8 µg/m³ (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 0 hectares (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term 0 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Mayotte?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Mayotte was 11,468 people in 2023, 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Mayotte?
- The highest recorded value was 11,468 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Mayotte?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,771 people in 2006.
- How does Mayotte rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Mayotte ranks 121st out of 231 regions with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Mayotte?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mayotte 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.