People not using improved sanitation facilities in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 162.86 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Cook Islands, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Cook Islands stood at 162.86 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Cook Islands peaked at 994.46 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 162.86 people, in 2024.
Cook Islands ranks 173rd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 994.46 people | — |
| 2001 | 880.15 people | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 804.23 people | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 756.43 people | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 709.88 people | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 665.31 people | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 623.28 people | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 598.63 people | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 586.29 people | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 572.91 people | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 558.42 people | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 541.93 people | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 516.67 people | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 484.24 people | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 452.05 people | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 420.27 people | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 388.63 people | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 354.28 people | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 318.1 people | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 284.84 people | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 253.29 people | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 223.94 people | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 196.34 people | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 169.92 people | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 162.86 people | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 719.16 people | 572.91 people | 994.46 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 431.94 people | 284.84 people | 558.42 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 201.27 people | 162.86 people | 253.29 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 170 Tuvalu 299.62 people compare
- 171 Kyrgyzstan 188.6 people compare
- 172 Palau 172.55 people compare
- 174 Anguilla 132.7 people compare
- 175 Northern Mariana Islands 106.9 people compare
- 176 Netherlands 82.05 people compare
More reference data data for Cook Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 29.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 27.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 29.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 2.56 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Cook Islands?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Cook Islands was 162.86 people 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 people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 994.46 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 162.86 people in 2024.
- How does Cook Islands rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Cook Islands ranks 173rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands 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 People 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.