Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 232 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2022
All-time low
95.8%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 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
Seychelles recorded 100.0% for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Seychelles peaked at 100.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 95.8%, in 2000.
Seychelles ranks 1st of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.8% | — |
| 2001 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.9%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.4%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.7% | 95.8% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 97.8% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.2% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Seychelles
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.59 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -41.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -341.28 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 226.13 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -5.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,863 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 13.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Seychelles?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Seychelles was 100.0% 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.8% in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Seychelles ranks 1st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.