Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 16,737 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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
Solomon Islands recorded 16,737 people for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Solomon Islands peaked at 16,737 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,756 people, in 2000.
Solomon Islands ranks 57th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,756 people | — |
| 2001 | 4,969 people | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 5,187 people | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 5,412 people | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 5,644 people | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 5,927 people | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 6,223 people | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 6,531 people | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 6,852 people | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 7,195 people | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 7,630 people | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 8,157 people | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 8,715 people | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 9,305 people | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 9,927 people | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 10,582 people | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 11,267 people | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 11,983 people | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 12,726 people | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 13,414 people | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 14,071 people | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 14,780 people | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 15,413 people | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 16,066 people | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 16,737 people | +4.2% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 16,737 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34,339 people, 49% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,870 people | 4,756 people | 7,195 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,370 people | 7,630 people | 13,414 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,413 people | 14,071 people | 16,737 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More reference data data for Solomon Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0427 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0894 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Solomon Islands?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Solomon Islands was 16,737 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 urban areas recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 16,737 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,756 people in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Solomon Islands ranks 57th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.6%. 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 urban 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.