Sanitation facilities usage in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Sanitation facilities usage was 371,400 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage 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 371,400 people for sanitation facilities usage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Solomon Islands peaked at 371,400 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 261,553 people, in 2000.
Solomon Islands ranks 50th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 261,553 people | — |
| 2001 | 265,606 people | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 269,528 people | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 273,348 people | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 277,087 people | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 278,394 people | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 279,603 people | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 280,714 people | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 281,738 people | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 283,034 people | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 287,146 people | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 293,803 people | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 300,550 people | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 307,376 people | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 314,244 people | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 321,103 people | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 327,908 people | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 334,587 people | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 341,046 people | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 345,151 people | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 347,782 people | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 351,044 people | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 357,726 people | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 364,545 people | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 371,400 people | +1.9% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 371,400 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 585,262 people, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 371,400 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.33 people, 3777.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 275,060 people | 261,553 people | 283,034 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 317,291 people | 287,146 people | 345,151 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 358,499 people | 347,782 people | 371,400 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 Solomon Islands?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Solomon Islands was 371,400 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 371,400 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 261,553 people in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Solomon Islands ranks 50th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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. 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.