People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 8,805 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
People not using safely managed 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 8,805 people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Tuvalu peaked at 10,090 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8,805 people, in 2024.
That places Tuvalu 132nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,810 people | — |
| 2001 | 8,847 people | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 8,879 people | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 8,942 people | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 9,048 people | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 9,158 people | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 9,259 people | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 9,370 people | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 9,493 people | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 9,616 people | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 9,751 people | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 9,898 people | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 10,034 people | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 10,090 people | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 10,070 people | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 10,045 people | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 10,010 people | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 9,949 people | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 9,837 people | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 9,677 people | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 9,507 people | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 9,315 people | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 9,127 people | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 8,963 people | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 8,805 people | -1.8% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 8,805 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 million people, 0% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 8,805 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97,987 people, 9% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,142 people | 8,810 people | 9,616 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,936 people | 9,677 people | 10,090 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,143 people | 8,805 people | 9,507 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
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 safely managed drinking water sources in Tuvalu?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Tuvalu was 8,805 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 10,090 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,805 people in 2024.
- How does Tuvalu rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Tuvalu ranks 132nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.