People using at least basic sanitation services in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: People using at least basic sanitation services was 34.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 34.6% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Solomon Islands peaked at 34.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2000.
That places Solomon Islands 193rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.8% | — |
| 2001 | 22.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 34.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.4% | 21.8% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 26.5% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 33.2% | 34.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 190 Mozambique 38.6% compare
- 191 Zambia 37.5% compare
- 192 Tanzania, United Republic of 37.2% compare
- 194 Zimbabwe 34.6% compare
- 195 Guinea 32.6% compare
- 196 Burkina Faso 31.8% compare
More health data for Solomon Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8993 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 863.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 106 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.177 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1886 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Solomon Islands?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Solomon Islands was 34.6% 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 sanitation services recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Solomon Islands ranks 193rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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 sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.