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Sanitation facilities usage in Niue

Niue: Sanitation facilities usage was 10.96 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.96 people
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
131st
of 232 countries
All-time high
10.96 people
in 2024
All-time low
9.45 people
in 2011
Years of data
14
2011–2024

Sanitation facilities usage in Niue, 2011–2024

02.557.5102011201720242011: 9.5 people2012: 9.5 people2013: 9.5 people2014: 9.5 people2015: 9.6 people2016: 9.7 people2017: 9.8 people2018: 10 people2019: 10.2 people2020: 10.3 people2021: 10.5 people2022: 10.7 people2023: 10.8 people2024: 11 people

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 Niue stood at 10.96 people. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Niue peaked at 10.96 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.45 people, in 2011.

Niue ranks 131st of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Sanitation facilities usage in Niue, year by year

Year people Change
2011 9.45 people —
2012 9.45 people +0.0%
2013 9.48 people +0.3%
2014 9.52 people +0.4%
2015 9.57 people +0.6%
2016 9.72 people +1.5%
2017 9.83 people +1.2%
2018 9.99 people +1.6%
2019 10.16 people +1.7%
2020 10.32 people +1.6%
2021 10.53 people +2.0%
2022 10.71 people +1.7%
2023 10.82 people +1.0%
2024 10.96 people +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 9.69 people 9.45 people 10.16 people 9
2020s 10.67 people 10.32 people 10.96 people 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is sanitation facilities usage in Niue?
Sanitation facilities usage in Niue was 10.96 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 Niue?
The highest recorded value was 10.96 people in 2024.
What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Niue?
The lowest recorded value was 9.45 people in 2011.
How does Niue rank for sanitation facilities usage?
Niue ranks 131st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Niue?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niue 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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Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.