Drinking water services in Fiji
Fiji: Drinking water services was 16,474 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in Fiji, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water services in Fiji stood at 16,474 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Fiji peaked at 19,940 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16,474 people, in 2024.
That places Fiji 81st out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in Fiji, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19,812 people | — |
| 2001 | 19,880 people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 19,940 people | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 19,939 people | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 19,931 people | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 19,919 people | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 19,903 people | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 19,872 people | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 19,760 people | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 19,601 people | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 19,425 people | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 19,235 people | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 19,031 people | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 18,817 people | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 18,598 people | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 18,375 people | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 18,143 people | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 17,893 people | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 17,621 people | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 17,339 people | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 17,104 people | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 16,902 people | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 16,718 people | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 16,571 people | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 16,474 people | -0.6% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 16,474 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,292 people, 3.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19,856 people | 19,601 people | 19,940 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,448 people | 17,339 people | 19,425 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,754 people | 16,474 people | 17,104 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 78 Guinea-Bissau 19,415 people compare
- 79 Croatia 18,033 people compare
- 80 Burkina Faso 16,882 people compare
- 82 Jamaica 16,157 people compare
- 83 Kazakhstan 15,719 people compare
- 84 Vanuatu 15,040 people compare
More environment data for Fiji
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.31 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Fiji?
- Drinking water services in Fiji was 16,474 people 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 services recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 19,940 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,474 people in 2024.
- How does Fiji rank for drinking water services?
- Fiji ranks 81st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji 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 services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.