Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 2.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Seychelles, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Seychelles is 2.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Seychelles peaked at 6.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2024.
Seychelles ranks 92nd 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 | 5.7% | 4.9% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.1% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 89 Anguilla 2.5% compare
- 90 Russia 2.5% compare
- 91 South Africa 2.4% compare
- 93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.3% compare
- 94 Cuba 2.2% compare
- 95 Dominican Republic 2.1% compare
More environment data for Seychelles
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.9764 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.05 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0743 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0033 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0677 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Seychelles?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Seychelles was 2.3% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2024.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Seychelles ranks 92nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.