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.
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 |
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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.