People without basic handwashing facilities in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: People without basic handwashing facilities was 446,817 people in 2019. ▲ Rising
People without basic handwashing facilities in Solomon Islands, 2011–2019
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 446,817 people for people without basic handwashing facilities in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Solomon Islands peaked at 446,817 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 347,959 people, in 2011.
That places Solomon Islands 84th out of 120 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
People without basic handwashing facilities in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 347,959 people | — |
| 2012 | 359,840 people | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 372,063 people | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 384,590 people | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 397,368 people | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 410,343 people | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 423,431 people | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 436,512 people | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 446,817 people | +2.4% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 446,817 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.83 million people, 7% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 446,817 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 710,976 people, 63% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 81 Comoros 565,205 people compare
- 82 Saudi Arabia 533,078 people
- 83 Mongolia 472,598 people compare
- 85 Moldova 421,580 people compare
- 86 Azerbaijan 416,013 people compare
- 87 Libya 325,503 people
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 without basic handwashing facilities in Solomon Islands?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Solomon Islands was 446,817 people in 2019, 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 without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 446,817 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 347,959 people in 2011.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Solomon Islands ranks 84th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. 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 without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.