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.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.42 people | — |
| 2001 | 72.95 people | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 72.49 people | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 72.2 people | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 72.32 people | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 72.58 people | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 72.91 people | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 73.45 people | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 74.22 people | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 75.13 people | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 76.29 people | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 77.69 people | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 79.17 people | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 80.18 people | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 80.71 people | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 81.35 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 82.02 people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 82.59 people | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 82.82 people | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 82.73 people | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.59 people | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 82.31 people | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 82.08 people | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 82.09 people | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 82.16 people | +0.1% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 82.16 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 82.16 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,111 people, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.836 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 945 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 2 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 11,137 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 58 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity 19,913 m3 (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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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.