People not using improved drinking water sources in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: People not using improved drinking water sources was 82.16 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 82.16 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Tuvalu peaked at 82.82 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 72.2 people, in 2003.
Tuvalu ranks 174th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.17 people | 72.2 people | 75.13 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.55 people | 76.29 people | 82.82 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.25 people | 82.08 people | 82.59 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 171 Turks and Caicos Islands 93.9 people compare
- 172 Montserrat 85.17 people compare
- 173 Palau 82.77 people compare
- 175 Wallis and Futuna 80.75 people compare
- 176 Cook Islands 56.64 people compare
- 177 British Virgin Islands 53.53 people compare
More environment data for Tuvalu
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.0041 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.425 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Tuvalu?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Tuvalu was 82.16 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 82.82 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2 people in 2003.
- How does Tuvalu rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Tuvalu ranks 174th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.