Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Reunion
Reunion: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 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 not using improved sanitation facilities in Reunion is 0.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Reunion peaked at 0.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2023.
That places Reunion 144th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Reunion, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9% | — |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 141 Tajikistan 0.7% compare
- 142 Azerbaijan 0.6% compare
- 143 Sweden 0.6% compare
- 145 North Macedonia 0.5% compare
- 146 Cyprus 0.5% compare
- 147 Martinique 0.5% compare
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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)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate -0.1079 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land area in hectares, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Reunion?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Reunion was 0.5% 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 sanitation facilities recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- How does Reunion rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Reunion ranks 144th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.