People not using improved drinking water sources in Montserrat
Montserrat: People not using improved drinking water sources was 85.17 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
People not 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 not 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Montserrat peaked at 95.93 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 85.17 people, in 2024.
That places Montserrat 172nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 |
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- 174 Tuvalu 82.16 people compare
- 175 Wallis and Futuna 80.75 people compare
More environment data for Montserrat
- Forest area 2,420 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 345.43 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 3.32 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 7.6 µg/m³ (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 1,000 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Montserrat?
- People not 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 95.93 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.17 people in 2024.
- How does Montserrat rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Montserrat ranks 172nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.