Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas was 354,663 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Solomon 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
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Solomon Islands stood at 354,663 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Solomon Islands peaked at 354,663 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 256,797 people, in 2000.
That places Solomon Islands 48th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 269,191 people | 256,797 people | 275,839 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 306,921 people | 279,516 people | 331,737 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 343,086 people | 333,711 people | 354,663 people | 5 |
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More reference data data for Solomon Islands
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5032 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3882 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2159 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4206 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 164.87 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6447 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Solomon Islands?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Solomon Islands was 354,663 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 354,663 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 256,797 people in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
- Solomon Islands ranks 48th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.