People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) was 8.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services 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
Tuvalu recorded 8.7% for people using safely managed drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Tuvalu peaked at 8.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2000.
Tuvalu ranks 149th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | +0.4% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 8.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 13% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 8.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.6%, 14% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.7% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.6% | 8.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 146 Ethiopia 13.5% compare
- 147 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.9% compare
- 148 Sierra Leone 10.9% compare
- 150 Chad 6.3% compare
- 151 Central African Republic 6.2% compare
More health data for Tuvalu
- 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 using safely managed drinking water services in Tuvalu?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Tuvalu was 8.7% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- How does Tuvalu rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Tuvalu ranks 149th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.