People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Fiji
Fiji: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 92.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Fiji, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Fiji stood at 92.8%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Fiji peaked at 95.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 92.8%, in 2023.
Fiji ranks 101st of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.8% | — |
| 2001 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 93.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 93.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 92.8% | +0.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 92.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.8%, 97% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 92.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.8%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.1% | 94.8% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 93.9% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 92.8% | 93.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 98 Cambodia 93.1% compare
- 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 93.0% compare
- 100 Iran 92.8% compare
- 102 Dominican Republic 91.7% compare
- 103 North Korea 91.7% compare
- 104 El Salvador 91.5% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4425 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 77 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9576 % 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 0.042 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Fiji?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Fiji was 92.8% 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 using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.8% in 2023.
- How does Fiji rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Fiji ranks 101st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Fiji 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, urban (% of urban 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.