People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Nauru
Nauru: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 7,986 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Nauru, 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
Nauru recorded 7,986 people for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Nauru peaked at 7,986 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,462 people, in 2005.
Nauru ranks 140th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Nauru, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,526 people | — |
| 2001 | 5,506 people | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 5,480 people | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 5,467 people | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 5,468 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,462 people | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 5,512 people | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 5,563 people | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 5,616 people | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 5,681 people | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 5,758 people | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 5,852 people | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 6,015 people | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 6,228 people | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 6,431 people | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 6,630 people | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 6,823 people | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 7,006 people | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 7,179 people | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 7,328 people | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 7,445 people | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 7,571 people | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 7,715 people | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 7,850 people | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 7,986 people | +1.7% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 7,986 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 481,577 people, 2% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 7,986 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 795,840 people, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,528 people | 5,462 people | 5,681 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,525 people | 5,758 people | 7,328 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,713 people | 7,445 people | 7,986 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 137 Luxembourg 24,754 people compare
- 138 Isle of Man 12,774 people compare
- 139 Guernsey 8,035 people compare
- 141 Tuvalu 5,816 people compare
- 142 Jersey 5,192 people compare
- 143 San Marino 3,293 people compare
More reference data data for Nauru
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3993 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 0.1729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 0.2246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 0.1454 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0009 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Nauru?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Nauru was 7,986 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 7,986 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,462 people in 2005.
- How does Nauru rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Nauru ranks 140th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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.