People not using improved drinking water sources in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: People not using improved drinking water sources was 182,166 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved drinking water sources in Solomon Islands, 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, people not using improved drinking water sources in Solomon Islands stood at 182,166 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Solomon Islands peaked at 182,166 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80,695 people, in 2000.
Solomon Islands ranks 85th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80,695 people | — |
| 2001 | 82,051 people | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 83,374 people | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 84,671 people | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 85,950 people | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 88,976 people | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 92,033 people | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 95,120 people | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 98,238 people | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 101,514 people | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 105,895 people | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 111,366 people | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 117,051 people | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 122,953 people | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 129,063 people | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 135,364 people | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 141,839 people | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 148,461 people | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 155,184 people | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 161,011 people | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 166,283 people | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 171,984 people | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 175,324 people | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 178,735 people | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 182,166 people | +1.9% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 182,166 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 912,712 people, 20% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 182,166 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,111 people, 22.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89,262 people | 80,695 people | 101,514 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 132,819 people | 105,895 people | 161,011 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 174,898 people | 166,283 people | 182,166 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More environment data for Solomon Islands
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8823 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.34 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.49 % 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 0.3636 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Solomon Islands?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Solomon Islands was 182,166 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 182,166 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,695 people in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Solomon Islands ranks 85th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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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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.