People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 5,816 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Tuvalu, 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 Tuvalu is 5,816 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Tuvalu peaked at 6,380 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5,577 people, in 2002.
That places Tuvalu 141st out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,597 people | — |
| 2001 | 5,589 people | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 5,577 people | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 5,590 people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 5,634 people | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 5,680 people | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 5,719 people | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 5,763 people | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 5,814 people | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 5,866 people | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 5,924 people | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 6,066 people | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 6,201 people | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 6,286 people | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 6,322 people | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 6,353 people | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6,376 people | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 6,380 people | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 6,348 people | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 6,283 people | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 6,209 people | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 6,118 people | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 6,027 people | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 5,923 people | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 5,816 people | -1.8% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 5,816 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.56 million people, 0% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 5,816 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 | 5,683 people | 5,577 people | 5,866 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,254 people | 5,924 people | 6,380 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,019 people | 5,816 people | 6,209 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 12.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0055 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Tuvalu?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Tuvalu was 5,816 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 6,380 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,577 people in 2002.
- How does Tuvalu rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Tuvalu ranks 141st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.