Basic sanitation access in Seychelles

99.7% of people in Seychelles used at least basic sanitation services in 2024.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Seychelles, 2024 99.7% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 99.7%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 32nd of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in Seychelles over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period SeychellesWorld
2024 99.7% 82.2%
2023 99.7% 81.5%
2022 99.7% 80.4%
2021 98.9% 79.4%
2020 98.9% 78.3%
2019 98.9% 77.2%
2018 98.9% 76.0%
2017 98.8% 74.9%
2016 98.6% 73.8%
2015 98.5% 72.6%
2014 98.3% 71.4%
2013 98.1% 70.2%
2012 97.9% 68.9%
2011 97.7% 67.8%
2010 97.5% 66.7%
2009 97.3% 65.5%
2008 97.1% 64.3%
2007 96.9% 63.1%
2006 96.7% 61.9%
2005 96.5% 60.7%
2004 96.3% 59.6%
2003 96.1% 58.4%
2002 95.9% 57.3%
2001 95.7% 55.6%
2000 95.5% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 98.3%, the figure has changed by +1.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Seychelles has the 32nd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Seychelles
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene