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.
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 |
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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 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.