People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: People practicing open defecation (% of population) was 1.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Tuvalu, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation in Tuvalu is 1.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Tuvalu peaked at 8.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2024.
Tuvalu ranks 70th 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.
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.8% | — |
| 2001 | 8.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -12.8% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 1.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 6.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 1.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 11.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.4% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.2% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2095)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Tuvalu?
- People practicing open defecation in Tuvalu was 1.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2024.
- How does Tuvalu rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Tuvalu ranks 70th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.