Reference Data in Saint Helena 82 indicators covering reference data for Saint Helena. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Foreign aid received 53.68 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 60.6% 132nd Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 53.68 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 60.6% 134th Foreign aid received, annual growth rate 185.85 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,748.1% 9th Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth 185.85 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,747.5% 6th Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, annual 185.85 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,748.1% 9th Foreign aid received by income group, annual growth rate 185.85 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,748.1% 9th Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations 53.68 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 60.6% 132nd Foreign aid received by income group 53.68 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 60.6% 132nd Foreign aid received per capita 10,202 constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 58.9% 7th Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 44.23 Millimetres per year 2023 up 156.3% 81st Land area in hectares 39,000 hectares 2023 unchanged 204th Area of permanent meadows and pastures 8,000 hectares 2023 unchanged 175th Average age of mothers at childbirth 30.6 years 2023 up 2.4% 55th Fertility rate: births per woman 1.64 live births per woman 2023 down 3.3% 147th Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 0.4866 Degrees celsius 2023 up 125.1% 200th Area of permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 13th Land area in hectares, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 10th FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 70th Fertility rate: births per woman 1.64 live births per woman 2023 down 3.3% 147th Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 20.51 percent 2023 unchanged 78th FAO projections of arable land 4,000 hectares 2023 unchanged 198th Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.64 live births per woman 2023 down 3.3% 147th Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 0 hectares 2025 — 146th Wildfire area burned by land cover type 0 hectares 2025 — 99th Gas consumption per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 — 128th Oil consumption per person 8,416 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 up 7.2% 107th Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 37.2% 2025 down 0.3% 193rd Annual temperature anomalies 0.0023 °C 2025 down 99.1% 186th Red List Index 0.76 index 2025 unchanged 194th Average annual surface temperature 21.37 °C 2025 down 1.2% 108th Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 186th People not using improved sanitation facilities 0 people 2024 down 100.0% 186th Sanitation facilities usage 0 people 2024 — 133rd Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature 0.0% 2024 up 8.1% 214th Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise 0 °C 2024 up 25.7% 214th Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas 0 °C 2024 up 14.8% 196th Per capita nitrous oxide emissions 0.2042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 up 6.4% 144th Total dependency ratio 67.0% 2023 up 34.4% 56th Median age 50.45 years 2023 up 11.2% 3rd Probability of dying in infancy, by sex 0.9% 2023 down 6.8% 119th Probability of dying that year, among males 1.5% 2023 down 6.2% 98th Number of 1-year-olds, by sex 20 people 2023 down 16.7% 233rd Number of children under 5 204 people 2023 down 15.4% 232nd Age dependency breakdown 44.0% 2023 up 49.6% 4th Old-age dependency ratio 44.0% 2023 up 49.6% 4th Reported paralytic polio cases per million 0 cases per million 2023 — 26th Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region 0 cases 2023 — 26th Reported versus estimated cases of polio 0 cases 2023 — 26th Reported cases of paralytic polio 0 cases 2023 — 26th Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region 0 cases 2023 — 26th Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year 0.0% 2026 — 173rd Electricity generation from wind 0 terawatt-hours 2023 — 111th Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes 0 cases per 100,000 children 2023 — 143rd Member countries of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 0 number 2025 — 154th Total official development assistance for technical co-operation 2.55 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 97.7% 146th Insecticide use 1 tonnes 2023 unchanged 197th Pesticide use 3 tonnes 2023 up 50.0% 201st Share of electricity production by source 0.0% 2023 — 85th Pesticide breakdown by type 0 tonnes 2023 — 80th Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables 0.01 terawatt-hours 2023 unchanged 194th Page 1 of 2 Next →