People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Martinique
Martinique: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 3,487 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Martinique, 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
Martinique recorded 3,487 people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Martinique peaked at 3,537 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3,229 people, in 2005.
That places Martinique 141st out of 163 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,316 people | 3,229 people | 3,400 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,492 people | 3,428 people | 3,537 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,503 people | 3,487 people | 3,515 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Martinique
- 138 American Samoa 4,425 people compare
- 139 Cyprus 3,788 people compare
- 140 Wallis and Futuna 3,507 people compare
- 143 Palau 1,632 people compare
- 144 United States Virgin Islands 1,123 people compare
More environment data for Martinique
- Forest area 52,670 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 76 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.1% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.1% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 76 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 28,568 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 4.2 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 11.8 µg/m³ (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 12,932 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Martinique?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Martinique was 3,487 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Martinique?
- The highest recorded value was 3,537 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Martinique?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,229 people in 2005.
- How does Martinique rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Martinique ranks 141st out of 163 regions with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Martinique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Martinique 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 safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.