Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Reunion
Reunion: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 77.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Reunion, 2001–2024
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 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.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Reunion, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 71.6% | — |
| 2002 | 71.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 71.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 71.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 71.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 72.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 72.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 72.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 73.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 74.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 75.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 75.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 76.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Reunion
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- Milk production 26,146 tonnes (2006)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 12,962 hectares (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 28,665 hectares (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land area in hectares 251,000 hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
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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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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.