Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 99.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 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
The most recent figure for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Tuvalu is 99.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Tuvalu peaked at 99.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 99.1%, in 2024.
That places Tuvalu 108th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.2% | — |
| 2001 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 99.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.8%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 99.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.8%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More environment data for Tuvalu
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.836 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % 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 0 % 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Tuvalu?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Tuvalu was 99.1% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.1% in 2024.
- How does Tuvalu rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Tuvalu ranks 108th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.