People using at least basic sanitation services in Seychelles
Seychelles: People using at least basic sanitation services was 99.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services in Seychelles, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 99.7% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Seychelles peaked at 99.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 95.5%, in 2000.
That places Seychelles 32nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.4% | 95.5% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 97.5% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 98.9% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 29 Turkmenistan 99.7% compare
- 30 South Korea 99.7% compare
- 31 Maldives 99.7% compare
- 33 Portugal 99.7% compare
- 34 United States 99.6% compare
- 35 Antigua and Barbuda 99.6% compare
More health data for Seychelles
- Population ages 65 and above, female 10.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 7.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 5,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 827 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 820 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 837 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 87,738 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 854 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 834 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 10,733 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Seychelles?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Seychelles was 99.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.5% in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Seychelles ranks 32nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.