Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0072 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Tuvalu, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 0.0072 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 74.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Tuvalu peaked at 0.0642 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0072 people per person, in 2024.
That places Tuvalu 71st out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0642 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0637 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0632 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0623 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0587 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0552 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0518 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0485 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0452 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0421 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0391 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0362 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0334 people per person | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0306 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.028 people per person | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0255 people per person | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0231 people per person | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0208 people per person | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0186 people per person | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0165 people per person | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0145 people per person | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0125 people per person | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0107 people per person | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0089 people per person | -16.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0072 people per person | -19.3% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.0072 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0012 people per person, 5.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.0072 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0157 people per person, 46% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0555 people per person | 0.0421 people per person | 0.0642 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0272 people per person | 0.0165 people per person | 0.0391 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0107 people per person | 0.0072 people per person | 0.0145 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Tuvalu?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Tuvalu was 0.0072 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0642 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 people per person in 2024.
- How does Tuvalu rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Tuvalu ranks 71st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.