People using improved drinking water sources in Fiji
Fiji: People using improved drinking water sources was 17,865 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources 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
Fiji recorded 17,865 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Fiji peaked at 18,128 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16,665 people, in 2000.
That places Fiji 112th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Fiji, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16,665 people | — |
| 2001 | 16,775 people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 16,880 people | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 17,077 people | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 17,269 people | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 17,457 people | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 17,643 people | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 17,816 people | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 17,930 people | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 18,002 people | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 18,057 people | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 18,096 people | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 18,118 people | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 18,127 people | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 18,128 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18,121 people | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 18,102 people | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 18,060 people | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 17,991 people | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 17,906 people | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 17,864 people | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 17,852 people | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 17,856 people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17,896 people | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 17,865 people | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17,351 people | 16,665 people | 18,002 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,070 people | 17,906 people | 18,128 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,866 people | 17,852 people | 17,896 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 109 Kiribati 22,104 people compare
- 110 Syrian Arab Republic 21,578 people compare
- 111 Kazakhstan 20,571 people compare
- 113 Vanuatu 16,962 people compare
- 114 Belize 16,495 people compare
- 115 French Guiana 15,919 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)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 82.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0276 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 37.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per capita 0.0093 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 121.71 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Fiji?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Fiji was 17,865 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 18,128 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,665 people in 2000.
- How does Fiji rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Fiji ranks 112th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.