People not using improved drinking water sources in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: People not using improved drinking water sources was 37.13 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not 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
Saint Helena recorded 37.13 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not 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.
Saint Helena ranks 178th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
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
- 175 Wallis and Futuna 80.75 people compare
- 176 Cook Islands 56.64 people compare
- 177 British Virgin Islands 53.53 people compare
- 179 Niue 34.32 people compare
- 180 Saint Martin (French part) 20.14 people compare
- 181 San Marino 0.0026 people compare
More environment data for Saint Helena
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 4.1 µg/m³ (2024)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 2.46 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 99.3% (2024)
- Share of the population using improved water sources 99.3% (2024)
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 0.7% (2024)
- People using at least a basic drinking water source 5,200 people (2024)
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 99.3% (2024)
- Land use 4,000 hectares (2023)
- Share using safely managed drinking water 98.4% (2024)
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources 84.09 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Saint Helena?
- People not 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 37.66 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest people not 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 not using improved drinking water sources?
- Saint Helena ranks 178th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not 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 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.