People not using improved sanitation facilities in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 486,802 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Solomon 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
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities in Solomon Islands is 486,802 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Solomon Islands peaked at 486,802 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 329,162 people, in 2000.
Solomon Islands ranks 72nd 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 329,162 people | — |
| 2001 | 334,490 people | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 339,669 people | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 344,732 people | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 349,706 people | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 352,364 people | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 354,891 people | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 357,289 people | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 359,566 people | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 362,176 people | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 368,387 people | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 377,869 people | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 387,480 people | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 397,201 people | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 406,983 people | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 416,752 people | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 426,447 people | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 435,969 people | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 445,188 people | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 451,309 people | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 455,463 people | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 460,399 people | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 469,068 people | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 477,914 people | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 486,802 people | +1.9% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 486,802 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.57 million people, 31% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 486,802 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,588 people, 46.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 348,404 people | 329,162 people | 362,176 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 411,358 people | 368,387 people | 451,309 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 469,929 people | 455,463 people | 486,802 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More reference data data for Solomon Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0427 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0894 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Solomon Islands?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Solomon Islands was 486,802 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 486,802 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 329,162 people in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Solomon Islands ranks 72nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon 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.