Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 57.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Small island developing States (SIDS), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Small island developing States (SIDS) stood at 57.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 57.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 2004.
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 23rd of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.5% | — |
| 2001 | 53.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 53.4% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 53.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 53.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 55.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 55.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 55.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 56.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 56.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 56.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 56.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 56.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 56.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 57.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 57.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 57.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.4% | 53.4% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 55.9% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 56.8% | 57.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 176,855 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 57.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 2004.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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