People using improved drinking water sources in Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna: People using improved drinking water sources was 80.75 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources in Wallis and Futuna, 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
Wallis and Futuna recorded 80.75 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Wallis and Futuna peaked at 82.19 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 56.4 people, in 2000.
That places Wallis and Futuna 172nd 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 Wallis and Futuna, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.4 people | — |
| 2001 | 56.87 people | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 59.7 people | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 62.22 people | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 63.92 people | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 65.04 people | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 66 people | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 66.78 people | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 67.46 people | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 68.24 people | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 69.09 people | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 69.87 people | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 70.63 people | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 71.44 people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 72.4 people | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 73.51 people | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 74.66 people | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 75.85 people | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 76.98 people | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 78.1 people | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 79.48 people | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 80.99 people | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 82.19 people | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 81.42 people | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 80.75 people | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.26 people | 56.4 people | 68.24 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.25 people | 69.09 people | 78.1 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.97 people | 79.48 people | 82.19 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Wallis and Futuna
- 169 Montserrat 85.17 people compare
- 170 Palau 82.77 people compare
- 171 Tuvalu 82.16 people compare
- 173 Cook Islands 56.64 people compare
- 174 British Virgin Islands 53.53 people compare
- 175 Saint Helena 37.13 people compare
More environment data for Wallis and Futuna
- Land use hidden — Other areas 23.7 Square kilometres (2023)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Forest area 10,820 hectares (2025)
- Land use hidden — Total area 142 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 60 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 142 Square kilometres (2023)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.8% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 90 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.8% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 90 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Wallis and Futuna?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Wallis and Futuna was 80.75 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- The highest recorded value was 82.19 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Wallis and Futuna?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.4 people in 2000.
- How does Wallis and Futuna rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Wallis and Futuna ranks 172nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Wallis and Futuna?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Wallis and Futuna 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.