People not using improved drinking water sources in Seychelles
Seychelles: People not using improved drinking water sources was 2,964 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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 not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Seychelles peaked at 5,360 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,964 people, in 2024.
That places Seychelles 140th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 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 | 5,060 people | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 4,969 people | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 4,874 people | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 4,775 people | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 4,670 people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 4,563 people | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 4,464 people | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 4,392 people | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 4,333 people | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 4,267 people | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 4,193 people | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 4,110 people | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 4,138 people | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 4,229 people | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 4,320 people | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 3,694 people | -14.5% |
| 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% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 2,964 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 people, 1156887.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 2,964 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.99 million people, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,994 people | 4,563 people | 5,360 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,214 people | 3,694 people | 4,464 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,277 people | 2,964 people | 3,568 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 137 Sao Tome and Principe 3,680 people compare
- 138 Aruba 3,422 people compare
- 139 Cayman Islands 3,380 people compare
- 141 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,384 people compare
- 142 Lithuania 2,339 people compare
- 143 Armenia 2,035 people compare
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Seychelles?
- People not 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 5,360 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,964 people in 2024.
- How does Seychelles rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Seychelles ranks 140th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.