People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 37.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Tuvalu, 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
Tuvalu recorded 37.4% for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Tuvalu peaked at 37.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 2000.
Tuvalu ranks 85th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.4% | — |
| 2001 | 35.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 35.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 36.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 36.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 37.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 37.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 37.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 37.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.3% | 35.4% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 37.4% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 37.4% | 37.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Tuvalu?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Tuvalu was 37.4% 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, urban recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 2000.
- How does Tuvalu rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Tuvalu ranks 85th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 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 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.