Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Montserrat
Montserrat: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 1.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Montserrat, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Montserrat recorded 1.9% for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Montserrat peaked at 1.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2000.
Montserrat ranks 99th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montserrat
More environment data for Montserrat
- Forest area 2,420 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 345.43 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 3.32 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 7.6 µg/m³ (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 1,000 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Montserrat?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Montserrat was 1.9% 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2000.
- How does Montserrat rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Montserrat ranks 99th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Montserrat 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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About this data
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.