People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0311 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Tuvalu, 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 Tuvalu is 0.0311 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and down 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Tuvalu peaked at 0.1397 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0311 people per person, in 2024.
Tuvalu ranks 97th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1397 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1349 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1301 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.125 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1198 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1147 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1096 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1046 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0997 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0948 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.09 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0853 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0807 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0761 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0717 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0673 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.063 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0588 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0546 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0505 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0465 people per person | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0426 people per person | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0387 people per person | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0348 people per person | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0311 people per person | -10.8% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.0311 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.0311 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0245 people per person, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1173 people per person | 0.0948 people per person | 0.1397 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0698 people per person | 0.0505 people per person | 0.09 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0387 people per person | 0.0311 people per person | 0.0465 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Tuvalu?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Tuvalu was 0.0311 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1397 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0311 people per person in 2024.
- How does Tuvalu rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Tuvalu ranks 97th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.