Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 0.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 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
In 2024, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Saint Helena stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Saint Helena peaked at 0.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2002.
Saint Helena ranks 132nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 5 |
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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)
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 99.3% (2024)
- Share of the population using improved water sources 99.3% (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)
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 99.3% (2024)
- Land use 4,000 hectares (2023)
- Share using safely managed drinking water 98.4% (2024)
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources 84.09 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Saint Helena?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Saint Helena was 0.7% 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 Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
- How does Saint Helena rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Saint Helena ranks 132nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 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.