Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.4329 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Solomon Islands is 0.4329 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.583 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4329 people per person, in 2024.
Solomon Islands ranks 5th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.583 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.5803 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5776 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5748 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5719 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.564 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5561 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5482 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5403 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5324 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5245 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5166 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5088 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.501 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4933 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4856 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.478 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4705 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.463 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4556 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4482 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4409 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4383 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4356 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4329 people per person | -0.6% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.4329 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0665 people per person, 6.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.4329 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0157 people per person, 27.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5629 people per person | 0.5324 people per person | 0.583 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4897 people per person | 0.4556 people per person | 0.5245 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4392 people per person | 0.4329 people per person | 0.4482 people per person | 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 rural areas, per capita in Solomon Islands?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Solomon Islands was 0.4329 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.583 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4329 people per person in 2024.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 5th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.