People not using improved sanitation facilities in Nauru
Nauru: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 428.55 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Nauru, 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 Nauru stood at 428.55 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Nauru peaked at 428.55 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 355.71 people, in 2008.
Nauru ranks 168th of 232 countries on this measure, 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 Nauru, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 359.67 people | — |
| 2001 | 358.54 people | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 357.05 people | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 356.44 people | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 356.69 people | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 356.51 people | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 356.18 people | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 355.89 people | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 355.71 people | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 356.17 people | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 357.34 people | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 359.5 people | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 365.73 people | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 374.86 people | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 383.1 people | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 390.89 people | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 398.11 people | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 404.56 people | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 410.26 people | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 414.44 people | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 416.68 people | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 419.29 people | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 422.83 people | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 425.72 people | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 428.55 people | +0.7% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 428.55 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 428.55 people, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 428.55 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,588 people, 4% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 356.89 people | 355.71 people | 359.67 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 385.88 people | 357.34 people | 414.44 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 422.61 people | 416.68 people | 428.55 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 165 United States Virgin Islands 629.25 people compare
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 600.55 people compare
- 167 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 475.35 people compare
- 169 Antigua and Barbuda 369.72 people compare
- 170 Tuvalu 299.62 people compare
- 171 Kyrgyzstan 188.6 people compare
More reference data data for Nauru
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3993 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 0.1729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 0.2246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 0.1454 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0009 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Nauru?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Nauru was 428.55 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 428.55 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 355.71 people in 2008.
- How does Nauru rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Nauru ranks 168th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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.