Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 97.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Seychelles stood at 97.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Seychelles peaked at 97.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.6%, in 2000.
Seychelles ranks 117th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.6% | — |
| 2001 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 97.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 98% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 97.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.2%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.3% | 93.6% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 95.3% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.0% | 97.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 114 Nauru 97.8% compare
- 115 Kazakhstan 97.8% compare
- 116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 97.7% compare
- 118 Azerbaijan 97.7% compare
- 119 Anguilla 97.5% compare
- 120 Dominican Republic 97.5% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Seychelles?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Seychelles was 97.7% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6% in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Seychelles ranks 117th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.