Share using safely managed drinking water in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Share using safely managed drinking water was 98.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share using safely managed drinking water in Saint Helena, 2002–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Helena recorded 98.4% for share using safely managed drinking water in 2024.
The figure is up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Saint Helena peaked at 98.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 2011.
Saint Helena ranks 40th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.9% | 80.9% | 80.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 80.8% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Helena
- 37 Japan 98.7% compare
- 38 United States Virgin Islands 98.7% compare
- 39 United Arab Emirates 98.6% compare
- 41 Czechia 98.1% compare
- 42 Chile 97.8% compare
- 43 United States 97.6% compare
More environment data for Saint Helena
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 4.1 µg/m³ (2024)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 2.46 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 99.3% (2024)
- Share of the population using improved water sources 99.3% (2024)
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 0.7% (2024)
- People not using improved drinking water sources 37.13 people (2024)
- People using at least a basic drinking water source 5,200 people (2024)
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 99.3% (2024)
- Land use 4,000 hectares (2023)
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources 84.09 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share using safely managed drinking water in Saint Helena?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Saint Helena was 98.4% 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 using safely managed drinking water recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 2011.
- How does Saint Helena rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Saint Helena ranks 40th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Helena 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 using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.