People not using improved sanitation facilities in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 7,017 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities in French Polynesia, 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
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities in French Polynesia is 7,017 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in French Polynesia peaked at 7,017 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,348 people, in 2000.
That places French Polynesia 142nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,348 people | — |
| 2001 | 5,459 people | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 5,569 people | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 5,683 people | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 5,802 people | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 5,918 people | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 6,032 people | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 6,135 people | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 6,209 people | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 6,264 people | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 6,320 people | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 6,377 people | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 6,439 people | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 6,508 people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 6,577 people | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 6,643 people | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 6,706 people | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6,758 people | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 6,783 people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 6,794 people | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 6,829 people | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 6,875 people | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 6,920 people | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 6,969 people | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 7,017 people | +0.7% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 7,017 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 428.55 people, 16.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 7,017 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,588 people, 66% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,842 people | 5,348 people | 6,264 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,590 people | 6,320 people | 6,794 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,922 people | 6,829 people | 7,017 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More reference data data for French Polynesia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 15.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 30.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 7.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 19.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 69.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in French Polynesia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in French Polynesia was 7,017 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 French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,017 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,348 people in 2000.
- How does French Polynesia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- French Polynesia ranks 142nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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.