Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Montserrat
Montserrat: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 98.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Montserrat, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Montserrat is 98.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Montserrat peaked at 98.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.1%, in 2020.
Montserrat ranks 109th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montserrat
More environment data for Montserrat
- Forest area 2,420 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 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 0 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 345.43 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 3.32 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 7.6 µg/m³ (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 1,000 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Montserrat?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Montserrat was 98.1% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.1% in 2020.
- How does Montserrat rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Montserrat ranks 109th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Montserrat 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.