People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities was 129.07 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Cook Islands, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 129.07 people for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Cook Islands peaked at 979.02 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 129.07 people, in 2024.
That places Cook Islands 132nd out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 979.02 people | — |
| 2001 | 864.45 people | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 788.02 people | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 739.43 people | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 692.08 people | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 646.69 people | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 603.82 people | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 578.12 people | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 564.5 people | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 549.79 people | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 533.92 people | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 516.04 people | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 489.77 people | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 456.72 people | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 423.95 people | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 391.6 people | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 359.45 people | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 324.89 people | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 288.8 people | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 254.35 people | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 221.53 people | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 190.99 people | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 162.29 people | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 135.01 people | -16.8% |
| 2024 | 129.07 people | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 700.59 people | 549.79 people | 979.02 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 403.95 people | 254.35 people | 533.92 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 167.78 people | 129.07 people | 221.53 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 129 Wallis and Futuna 794.47 people compare
- 130 Estonia 719.85 people compare
- 131 Slovakia 573.19 people compare
- 133 Tuvalu 124.83 people compare
- 134 Netherlands 82.58 people compare
- 135 Turks and Caicos Islands 59.43 people compare
More reference data data for Cook Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 5.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 3.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2524 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Cook Islands?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Cook Islands was 129.07 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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 979.02 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 129.07 people in 2024.
- How does Cook Islands rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Cook Islands ranks 132nd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands 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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.