People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Reunion
Reunion: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 37,806 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed 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
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Reunion is 37,806 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Reunion peaked at 37,806 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20,465 people, in 2000.
Reunion ranks 115th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21,398 people | 20,465 people | 22,273 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,976 people | 22,380 people | 33,386 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,791 people | 34,738 people | 37,806 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 112 Norway 52,282 people compare
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- 116 Puerto Rico 34,359 people compare
- 117 French Polynesia 26,916 people compare
- 118 Sweden 25,372 people compare
More environment data for Reunion
- Forest area 77,150 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 16 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 16 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 34,888 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 2.66 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 5 µg/m³ (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 15,446 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Reunion?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Reunion was 37,806 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 37,806 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,465 people in 2000.
- How does Reunion rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Reunion ranks 115th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.