Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 96.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Tuvalu, 2016–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Tuvalu stood at 96.3%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Tuvalu peaked at 96.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 96.3%, in 2016.
That places Tuvalu 11th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 96.3% | — |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 96.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.3%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 96.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79.6%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.3% | 96.3% | 96.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 96.3% | 96.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 97.3% compare
- 9 Iraq 96.9% compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 96.6% compare
- 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 96.0%
- 13 Bhutan 95.7% compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 95.5% compare
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 12.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0055 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Tuvalu?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Tuvalu was 96.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.3% in 2016.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Tuvalu ranks 11th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.