People not using improved sanitation facilities in Niue
Niue: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 37.5 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Niue, 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 Niue stood at 37.5 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Niue peaked at 37.5 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.84 people, in 2004.
Niue ranks 179th of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.98 people | 8.84 people | 15.46 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2 people | 16.79 people | 29.84 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.52 people | 31.37 people | 37.5 people | 5 |
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More reference data data for Niue
- Share of adults who are obese 66.2% (2024)
- Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories 87.1% (2024)
- Share of men who are overweight or obese 86.8% (2024)
- Foreign aid received 28.77 million constant 2024 US$ (2024)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 28.90 million constant 2024 US$ (2024)
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations 28.77 million constant 2024 US$ (2024)
- Foreign aid received by income group 28.77 million constant 2024 US$ (2024)
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis 99.0% (2024)
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese 88.1% (2024)
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0642 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Niue?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Niue was 37.5 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 Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.84 people in 2004.
- How does Niue rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Niue ranks 179th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niue 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.