People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 82.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Pacific island small states, 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 Pacific island small states stood at 82.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Pacific island small states peaked at 86.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 2024.
Pacific island small states ranks 34th of 47 groups 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 using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.5% | — |
| 2001 | 86.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 86.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 86.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 86.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 85.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 85.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 83.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 82.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.5% | 86.0% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 83.6% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 82.1% | 83.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
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- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0219 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0378 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Pacific island small states?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Pacific island small states was 82.1% 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 2024.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Pacific island small states ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.