People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 30,754 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Turks and Caicos Islands, 2016–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Turks and Caicos Islands recorded 30,754 people for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 30,754 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25,244 people, in 2016.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 134th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 25,244 people | — |
| 2017 | 26,310 people | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 27,407 people | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 28,479 people | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 29,295 people | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 29,872 people | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 30,281 people | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 30,522 people | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 30,754 people | +0.8% |
Turks and Caicos Islands compared with similar countries
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 30,754 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 481,577 people, 6% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 30,754 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.06 million people, 1% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26,860 people | 25,244 people | 28,479 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 30,145 people | 29,295 people | 30,754 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
- 131 Tonga 71,624 people compare
- 132 Denmark 65,686 people compare
- 133 Greenland 55,990 people compare
- 135 Switzerland 27,973 people compare
- 136 American Samoa 26,687 people compare
- 137 Luxembourg 24,754 people compare
More reference data data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2017)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth -92.16 % change on previous year (2006)
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus, gaps filled 0 Cases (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth -100 % change on previous year (2019)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Turks and Caicos Islands was 30,754 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 30,754 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,244 people in 2016.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 134th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos 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 not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.