Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0111 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Tuvalu, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Tuvalu stood at 0.0111 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Tuvalu peaked at 0.0245 people per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0111 people per person, in 2024.
That places Tuvalu 28th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0236 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0238 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0241 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0245 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0242 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0239 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0235 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0232 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0227 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0223 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0218 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0213 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0207 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0201 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0195 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0188 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0181 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0174 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0166 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0157 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0149 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.014 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0131 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0121 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0111 people per person | -8.1% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.0111 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 people per person, 89.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0236 people per person | 0.0223 people per person | 0.0245 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.019 people per person | 0.0157 people per person | 0.0218 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.013 people per person | 0.0111 people per person | 0.0149 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 urban areas, per capita in Tuvalu?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Tuvalu was 0.0111 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0245 people per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0111 people per person in 2024.
- How does Tuvalu rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Tuvalu ranks 28th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.