People without basic handwashing facilities in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: People without basic handwashing facilities was 587.81 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without basic handwashing facilities in Tuvalu, 2016–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 587.81 people for people without basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Tuvalu peaked at 641.32 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 587.81 people, in 2024.
That places Tuvalu 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People without basic handwashing facilities in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 641.32 people | — |
| 2017 | 641.21 people | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 637.56 people | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 630.64 people | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 622.78 people | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 613.33 people | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 603.85 people | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 595.74 people | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 587.81 people | -1.3% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 587.81 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 472,598 people, 0% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 587.81 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 710,976 people, 0% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 637.68 people | 630.64 people | 641.32 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 604.7 people | 587.81 people | 622.78 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 114 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,326 people compare
- 115 Aruba 1,505 people compare
- 116 Nauru 1,101 people compare
- 118 Bahrain 0 people
- 118 Qatar 0 people
- 118 Turkmenistan 0 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 without basic handwashing facilities in Tuvalu?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Tuvalu was 587.81 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 without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 641.32 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 587.81 people in 2024.
- How does Tuvalu rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Tuvalu ranks 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.