People not using improved drinking water sources in Fiji
Fiji: People not using improved drinking water sources was 34,339 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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
The most recent figure for people not using improved drinking water sources in Fiji is 34,339 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Fiji peaked at 37,691 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 34,339 people, in 2024.
That places Fiji 110th 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.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Fiji, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36,477 people | — |
| 2001 | 36,655 people | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 36,819 people | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 37,016 people | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 37,200 people | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 37,376 people | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 37,546 people | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 37,688 people | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 37,691 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37,603 people | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 37,482 people | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 37,331 people | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 37,149 people | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 36,944 people | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 36,727 people | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 36,496 people | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 36,245 people | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 35,952 people | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 35,612 people | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 35,244 people | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 34,968 people | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 34,753 people | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 34,574 people | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 34,467 people | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 34,339 people | -0.4% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 34,339 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 56% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 34,339 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,111 people, 4.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37,207 people | 36,477 people | 37,691 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,518 people | 35,244 people | 37,482 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,620 people | 34,339 people | 34,968 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Fiji?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Fiji was 34,339 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 37,691 people in 2008.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,339 people in 2024.
- How does Fiji rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Fiji ranks 110th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.