Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.574 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands is 0.574 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.574 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1699 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Solomon Islands ranks 43rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1699 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.1775 people per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1853 people per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1934 people per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2016 people per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2118 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2223 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2333 people per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2448 people per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2571 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2726 people per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2914 people per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3113 people per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3324 people per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3547 people per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.378 people per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4025 people per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4281 people per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4547 people per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4792 people per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5027 people per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.528 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5507 people per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.574 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.574 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2257 people per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2097 people per square kilometre | 0.1699 people per square kilometre | 0.2571 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3705 people per square kilometre | 0.2726 people per square kilometre | 0.4792 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5389 people per square kilometre | 0.5027 people per square kilometre | 0.574 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 40 Rwanda 0.5899 people per square kilometre compare
- 41 Mauritius 0.5823 people per square kilometre compare
- 42 India 0.576 people per square kilometre compare
- 44 Chad 0.5739 people per square kilometre compare
- 45 Senegal 0.5244 people per square kilometre compare
- 46 Namibia 0.387 people per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Solomon Islands?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands was 0.574 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.574 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1699 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Solomon Islands ranks 43rd out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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.
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Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.