Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Nauru
Nauru: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0082 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Nauru, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 0.0082 people per person for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Nauru peaked at 0.021 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0082 people per person, in 2024.
Nauru ranks 82nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Nauru, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.021 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0204 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0199 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0194 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0189 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0183 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0178 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0173 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0167 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0162 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0157 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0151 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0146 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0141 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0135 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.013 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0125 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0119 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0114 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0109 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0104 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0098 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0093 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0088 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0082 people per person | -6.1% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0.0082 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0016 people per person, 5.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0186 people per person | 0.0162 people per person | 0.021 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0133 people per person | 0.0109 people per person | 0.0157 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0093 people per person | 0.0082 people per person | 0.0104 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More reference data data for Nauru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0015 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 0.2246 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Nauru?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Nauru was 0.0082 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.021 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0082 people per person in 2024.
- How does Nauru rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Nauru ranks 82nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.