People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 99.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Tuvalu, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 99.9% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Tuvalu peaked at 99.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2000.
Tuvalu ranks 34th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Tuvalu?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Tuvalu was 99.9% 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 using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- How does Tuvalu rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Tuvalu ranks 34th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.