People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Fiji
Fiji: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 478,297 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Fiji, 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
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Fiji is 478,297 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Fiji peaked at 490,664 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 464,142 people, in 2019.
Fiji ranks 107th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Fiji, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 480,103 people | — |
| 2001 | 485,136 people | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 490,038 people | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 489,918 people | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 489,670 people | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 489,346 people | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 490,140 people | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 490,664 people | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 490,236 people | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 488,942 people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 487,361 people | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 485,528 people | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 483,434 people | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 481,158 people | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 478,862 people | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 476,526 people | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 474,066 people | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 471,183 people | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 467,794 people | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 464,142 people | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 464,445 people | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 467,375 people | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 470,799 people | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 475,260 people | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 478,297 people | +0.6% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 478,297 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.56 million people, 10% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 478,297 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 795,840 people, 60% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 488,419 people | 480,103 people | 490,664 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 477,005 people | 464,142 people | 487,361 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 471,235 people | 464,445 people | 478,297 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More reference data data for Fiji
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1992 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2292 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Fiji?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Fiji was 478,297 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 not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 490,664 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 464,142 people in 2019.
- How does Fiji rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Fiji ranks 107th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Fiji 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 not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.