Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Reunion
Reunion: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Reunion, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Reunion recorded 0.1% for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Reunion peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
Reunion ranks 161st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
More environment data for Reunion
- Forest area 77,150 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 16 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 16 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 34,888 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 2.66 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 5 µg/m³ (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 15,446 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Reunion?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Reunion was 0.1% 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Reunion rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Reunion ranks 161st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Reunion 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.