People using at least a basic drinking water source in Reunion
Reunion: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 877,574 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 877,574 people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Reunion peaked at 877,574 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 761,368 people, in 2000.
That places Reunion 160th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 798,079 people | 761,368 people | 836,737 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 852,890 people | 842,783 people | 863,563 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 869,833 people | 860,282 people | 877,574 people | 5 |
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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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Reunion?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Reunion was 877,574 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 877,574 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 761,368 people in 2000.
- How does Reunion rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Reunion ranks 160th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.