Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Fiji
Fiji: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 48.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Fiji, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 48.5% for share of population using safely managed sanitation in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Fiji peaked at 49.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 2002.
Fiji ranks 93rd of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.9% | — |
| 2001 | 42.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 42.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 45.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 46.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 46.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 46.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 47.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 48.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 48.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 48.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.9%, 92% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 48.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.4%, 79% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.3% | 42.9% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 46.5% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 48.5% | 49.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More reference data data for Fiji
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1992 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2292 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Fiji?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Fiji was 48.5% 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 population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 2002.
- How does Fiji rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Fiji ranks 93rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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 population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.