Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Mayotte
Mayotte: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 3.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Mayotte, 2006–2023
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Mayotte stood at 3.6%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Mayotte peaked at 3.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2006.
That places Mayotte 77th out of 231 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 4 |
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More environment data for Mayotte
- Forest area 9,600 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area -34 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.4% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.4% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -34 hectares (2025)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 7.13 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 9.8 µg/m³ (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 0 hectares (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term 0 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Mayotte?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Mayotte was 3.6% in 2023, 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Mayotte?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Mayotte?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2006.
- How does Mayotte rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Mayotte ranks 77th out of 231 regions with data for 2023.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Mayotte?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mayotte 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.