Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 0.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 1.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 133rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
More environment data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Aquaculture production 0 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 253 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 253 metric tons (2024)
- Forest area 300 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 11,017 tonnes (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 0.7% in 2017, 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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 133rd out of 231 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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.