People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Nauru
Nauru: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 33.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed sanitation services in Nauru, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 33.2% for people using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Nauru peaked at 45.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2024.
Nauru ranks 108th of 146 countries 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 safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.7% | — |
| 2001 | 45.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 45.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 44.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 43.9% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 43.3% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 41.4% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 40.8% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 36.8% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 35.3% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 33.2% | -2.2% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 33.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.1%, 36% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 33.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.4%, 54% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.1% | 43.3% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 36.8% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 33.2% | 36.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 105 Sao Tome and Principe 34.7% compare
- 106 Mozambique 33.9% compare
- 107 Turks and Caicos Islands 33.9% compare
- 109 Puerto Rico 32.5% compare
- 110 Nigeria 32.2% compare
- 111 Tonga 31.2% compare
More health data for Nauru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8477 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.33 % 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 0.0593 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1333 % 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 0.0623 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Nauru?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Nauru was 33.2% 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 sanitation services recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2024.
- How does Nauru rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Nauru ranks 108th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru 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 sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.