Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 99.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 2000–2017
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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) is 99.3%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 99.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 98.6%, in 2000.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 79th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.6% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
More environment data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Aquaculture production 0 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 253 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 253 metric tons (2024)
- Forest area 300 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 11,017 tonnes (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 99.3% in 2017, 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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.6% in 2000.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 79th out of 231 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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.