Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Reunion

Reunion: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 77.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
77.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
57th
of 150 countries
All-time high
77.0%
in 2023
All-time low
71.6%
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Reunion, 2001–2024

0204060802001201220242001: 71.6 %2002: 71.6 %2003: 71.6 %2004: 71.6 %2005: 71.6 %2006: 71.9 %2007: 72.2 %2008: 72.5 %2009: 72.8 %2010: 73.1 %2011: 73.4 %2012: 73.7 %2013: 74 %2014: 74.3 %2015: 74.6 %2016: 74.9 %2017: 75.2 %2018: 75.5 %2019: 75.8 %2020: 76.1 %2021: 76.4 %2022: 76.7 %2023: 77 %2024: 77 %

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 using safely managed sanitation in Reunion is 77.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Reunion peaked at 77.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.6%, in 2001.

That places Reunion 57th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 71.9% 71.6% 72.8% 9
2010s 74.5% 73.1% 75.8% 10
2020s 76.7% 76.1% 77.0% 5

Countries ranked near Reunion

  1. 54 Turkey 78.9% compare
  2. 55 Italy 78.2% compare
  3. 56 Norway 77.9% compare
  4. 58 Cyprus 77.0% compare
  5. 59 French Guiana 76.2% compare
  6. 60 Bulgaria 75.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Reunion?
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Reunion was 77.0% 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 population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Reunion?
The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2023.
What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Reunion?
The lowest recorded value was 71.6% in 2001.
How does Reunion rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
Reunion ranks 57th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Reunion?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population using safely managed sanitation
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.