Drinking water service usage in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Drinking water service usage was 8.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Tuvalu, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 8.7% for drinking water service usage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Tuvalu peaked at 8.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2000.
Tuvalu ranks 161st of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
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
- 158 Ethiopia 13.5% compare
- 159 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.9% compare
- 160 Sierra Leone 10.9% compare
- 162 Chad 6.3% compare
- 163 Central African Republic 6.2% compare
More environment data for Tuvalu
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.0041 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.425 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Tuvalu?
- Drinking water service usage in Tuvalu was 8.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- How does Tuvalu rank for drinking water service usage?
- Tuvalu ranks 161st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.