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.
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 |
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More reference data data for French Polynesia
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2816 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1752 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0591 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.0302 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2694 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 247.57 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,828 millimeters (2025)
- Share of adults who are obese 49.5% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 95.4% (2024)
- Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories 76.2% (2024)
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.