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 16.47 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Solomon Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Solomon Islands is 16.47 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Solomon Islands peaked at 16.47 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.27 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Solomon Islands ranks 35th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.27 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 11.44 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 11.6 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 11.76 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 11.91 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 12.01 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 12.09 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 12.18 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 12.26 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 12.35 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.57 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 12.9 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 13.23 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 13.57 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 13.92 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 14.27 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 14.61 people per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 14.96 people per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 15.29 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 15.53 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 15.69 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 15.89 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 16.18 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 16.47 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 16.47 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.83 people per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 16.47 people per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.67 people per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.89 people per square kilometre | 11.27 people per square kilometre | 12.35 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.08 people per square kilometre | 12.57 people per square kilometre | 15.53 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.06 people per square kilometre | 15.69 people per square kilometre | 16.47 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 32 Democratic Republic of Congo 19.49 people per square kilometre compare
- 33 Senegal 17.84 people per square kilometre compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 16.96 people per square kilometre compare
- 36 Cameroon 16.15 people per square kilometre compare
- 37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.31 people per square kilometre compare
- 38 Papua New Guinea 14.99 people per square kilometre 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 16.47 people per square kilometre in 2023, 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 16.47 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.27 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Solomon Islands ranks 35th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.