Sanitation facilities usage in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Sanitation facilities usage was 81.09 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in Cook 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 Cook Islands stood at 81.09 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Cook Islands peaked at 86.85 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 54.03 people, in 2005.
Cook Islands ranks 127th of 232 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 Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.18 people | — |
| 2001 | 59.3 people | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 56.62 people | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 55.73 people | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 54.77 people | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 54.03 people | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 55.09 people | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 57.68 people | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 61.61 people | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 65.71 people | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 69.98 people | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 74.3 people | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 77.59 people | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 79.8 people | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 81.91 people | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 83.95 people | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 85.83 people | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 86.81 people | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 86.85 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.66 people | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.24 people | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 85.82 people | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 85.29 people | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 84.37 people | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 81.09 people | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.47 people | 54.03 people | 65.71 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.37 people | 69.98 people | 86.85 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.56 people | 81.09 people | 86.24 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More reference data data for Cook Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 29.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 27.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 29.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 2.56 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Cook Islands?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Cook Islands was 81.09 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 recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 86.85 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.03 people in 2005.
- How does Cook Islands rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Cook Islands ranks 127th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook 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. 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.