Sanitation facilities usage in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Sanitation facilities usage was 371,400 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
371,400 people
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
50th
of 232 countries
All-time high
371,400 people
in 2024
All-time low
261,553 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Sanitation facilities usage in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2000201220242000: 261.6k people2001: 265.6k people2002: 269.5k people2003: 273.3k people2004: 277.1k people2005: 278.4k people2006: 279.6k people2007: 280.7k people2008: 281.7k people2009: 283.0k people2010: 287.1k people2011: 293.8k people2012: 300.6k people2013: 307.4k people2014: 314.2k people2015: 321.1k people2016: 327.9k people2017: 334.6k people2018: 341.0k people2019: 345.2k people2020: 347.8k people2021: 351.0k people2022: 357.7k people2023: 364.5k people2024: 371.4k people

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 47 Congo 492,205 people compare
  2. 48 Zambia 435,970 people compare
  3. 49 Malawi 420,944 people compare
  4. 51 Honduras 369,234 people compare
  5. 52 Lesotho 345,039 people compare
  6. 53 Iran 335,653 people compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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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

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.