People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.5942 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Solomon Islands is 0.5942 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.7473 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5942 people per person, in 2024.
Solomon Islands ranks 10th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7473 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.7448 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7422 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7395 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7368 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7294 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7219 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7144 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7067 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.699 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6912 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6834 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6755 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6676 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6597 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6518 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6438 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6358 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6278 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6198 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6118 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6037 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6005 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5974 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5942 people per person | -0.5% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.5942 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.5942 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0245 people per person, 24.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7282 people per person | 0.699 people per person | 0.7473 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6556 people per person | 0.6198 people per person | 0.6912 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6015 people per person | 0.5942 people per person | 0.6118 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 7 Central African Republic 0.6942 people per person compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.6591 people per person compare
- 9 Madagascar 0.6181 people per person compare
- 11 Togo 0.5814 people per person compare
- 12 Uganda 0.5789 people per person compare
- 13 Benin 0.5689 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Solomon Islands?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Solomon Islands was 0.5942 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7473 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5942 people per person in 2024.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 10th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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)
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People 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.