People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.5727 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Solomon Islands is 0.5727 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.7163 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5727 people per person, in 2024.
That places Solomon Islands 6th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7163 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.713 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7096 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7062 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7027 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6956 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6886 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6815 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6743 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6672 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.66 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6528 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6457 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6386 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6315 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6245 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6175 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6106 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6037 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5968 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.59 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5833 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5797 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5762 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5727 people per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6955 people per person | 0.6672 people per person | 0.7163 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6282 people per person | 0.5968 people per person | 0.66 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5804 people per person | 0.5727 people per person | 0.59 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 3 Ethiopia 0.6977 people per person compare
- 4 South Sudan 0.6793 people per person compare
- 5 Papua New Guinea 0.6465 people per person compare
- 7 Eritrea 0.5652 people per person compare
- 8 Uganda 0.4928 people per person compare
- 9 Central African Republic 0.4892 people per person compare
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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Solomon Islands?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Solomon Islands was 0.5727 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7163 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5727 people per person in 2024.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Solomon Islands ranks 6th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.