People not using improved drinking water sources in Reunion
Reunion: People not using improved drinking water sources was 1,017 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources in Reunion, 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
Reunion recorded 1,017 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Reunion peaked at 1,858 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,012 people, in 2023.
Reunion ranks 154th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Reunion, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,772 people | — |
| 2001 | 1,793 people | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1,814 people | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1,836 people | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1,851 people | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1,858 people | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,821 people | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1,795 people | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1,767 people | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1,730 people | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1,688 people | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 1,637 people | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 1,579 people | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1,529 people | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1,494 people | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1,449 people | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 1,389 people | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1,327 people | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 1,269 people | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 1,214 people | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 1,164 people | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 1,117 people | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 1,065 people | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 1,012 people | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 1,017 people | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,804 people | 1,730 people | 1,858 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,457 people | 1,214 people | 1,688 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,075 people | 1,012 people | 1,164 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Reunion?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Reunion was 1,017 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 1,858 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,012 people in 2023.
- How does Reunion rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Reunion ranks 154th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Reunion 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.