Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Wallis and Futuna

Wallis and Futuna: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 7.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
79th
of 232 countries
All-time high
7.0%
in 2022
All-time low
4.2%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Wallis and Futuna, 2000–2024

024682000201220242000: 4.2 %2001: 4.2 %2002: 4.2 %2003: 4.2 %2004: 4.2 %2005: 4.3 %2006: 4.5 %2007: 4.6 %2008: 4.8 %2009: 5 %2010: 5.1 %2011: 5.3 %2012: 5.4 %2013: 5.6 %2014: 5.8 %2015: 5.9 %2016: 6.1 %2017: 6.2 %2018: 6.4 %2019: 6.6 %2020: 6.7 %2021: 6.9 %2022: 7 %2023: 7 %2024: 7 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Wallis and Futuna recorded 7.0% for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Wallis and Futuna peaked at 7.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2000.

That places Wallis and Futuna 79th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.4% 4.2% 5.0% 10
2010s 5.8% 5.1% 6.6% 10
2020s 6.9% 6.7% 7.0% 5

Countries ranked near Wallis and Futuna

  1. 76 Brazil 7.5% compare
  2. 77 Cambodia 7.4% compare
  3. 78 Belize 7.3% compare
  4. 80 Honduras 6.8% compare
  5. 81 India 6.7% compare
  6. 82 Cayman Islands 6.6% compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

More reference data data for Wallis and Futuna

All data for Wallis and Futuna →

Frequently asked questions

What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Wallis and Futuna?
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Wallis and Futuna was 7.0% 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Wallis and Futuna?
The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Wallis and Futuna?
The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2000.
How does Wallis and Futuna rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
Wallis and Futuna ranks 79th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Wallis and Futuna?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Wallis and Futuna 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.