People not using improved sanitation facilities in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 299.62 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Tuvalu, 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 Tuvalu is 299.62 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Tuvalu peaked at 1,334 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 299.62 people, in 2024.
That places Tuvalu 170th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,334 people | — |
| 2001 | 1,293 people | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1,252 people | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1,212 people | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 1,176 people | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 1,140 people | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1,102 people | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 1,065 people | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 1,029 people | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 991.72 people | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 955.52 people | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 919.77 people | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 882.3 people | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 837.65 people | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 787.3 people | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 737.74 people | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 688.48 people | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 638.7 people | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 587.12 people | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 534.64 people | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 483.69 people | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 433.87 people | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 386.4 people | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 341.98 people | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 299.62 people | -12.4% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 299.62 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 299.62 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,588 people, 3% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,159 people | 991.72 people | 1,334 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 756.92 people | 534.64 people | 955.52 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 389.11 people | 299.62 people | 483.69 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 167 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 475.35 people compare
- 168 Nauru 428.55 people compare
- 169 Antigua and Barbuda 369.72 people compare
- 171 Kyrgyzstan 188.6 people compare
- 172 Palau 172.55 people compare
- 173 Cook Islands 162.86 people compare
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 12.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0055 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Tuvalu?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Tuvalu was 299.62 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1,334 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 299.62 people in 2024.
- How does Tuvalu rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Tuvalu ranks 170th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.