Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0204 people per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Solomon Islands stood at 0.0204 people per person. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.0204 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0108 people per person, in 2000.
That places Solomon Islands 19th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0108 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0111 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0113 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0116 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0119 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0123 people per person | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0127 people per person | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0131 people per person | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0135 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0139 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0143 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0148 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0152 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0156 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0161 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0165 people per person | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.017 people per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0175 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0179 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0184 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0189 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0194 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0197 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0201 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0204 people per person | +1.7% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.0204 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0035 people per person, 5.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0122 people per person | 0.0108 people per person | 0.0139 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0163 people per person | 0.0143 people per person | 0.0184 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0197 people per person | 0.0189 people per person | 0.0204 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 16 Marshall Islands 0.0294 people per person compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0232 people per person compare
- 18 Djibouti 0.0213 people per person compare
- 20 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0187 people per person compare
- 21 Equatorial Guinea 0.0182 people per person compare
- 22 Mozambique 0.0176 people per person compare
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 urban areas, per capita in Solomon Islands?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Solomon Islands was 0.0204 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0204 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0108 people per person in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 19th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.