People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 3,507 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Wallis and Futuna, 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 safely managed drinking water sources in Wallis and Futuna stood at 3,507 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Wallis and Futuna peaked at 4,650 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3,507 people, in 2024.
That places Wallis and Futuna 140th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Wallis and Futuna, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,564 people | — |
| 2001 | 4,602 people | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 4,639 people | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 4,650 people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 4,602 people | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 4,516 people | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 4,426 people | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 4,331 people | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 4,235 people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 4,151 people | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 4,077 people | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 4,002 people | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 3,932 people | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 3,867 people | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 3,815 people | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 3,772 people | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 3,734 people | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 3,700 people | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 3,665 people | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 3,631 people | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 3,610 people | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 3,596 people | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 3,570 people | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 3,536 people | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 3,507 people | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,472 people | 4,151 people | 4,650 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,819 people | 3,631 people | 4,077 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,564 people | 3,507 people | 3,610 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Wallis and Futuna
- 137 Denmark 4,852 people compare
- 138 American Samoa 4,425 people compare
- 139 Cyprus 3,788 people compare
- 141 Martinique 3,487 people compare
- 142 Luxembourg 2,335 people compare
- 143 Palau 1,632 people compare
More environment data for Wallis and Futuna
- Land use hidden — Other areas 23.7 Square kilometres (2023)
- Forest area 10,820 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Land use hidden — Total area 142 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 60 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 142 Square kilometres (2023)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.8% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 90 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.8% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 90 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Wallis and Futuna?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Wallis and Futuna was 3,507 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- The highest recorded value was 4,650 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Wallis and Futuna?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,507 people in 2024.
- How does Wallis and Futuna rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Wallis and Futuna ranks 140th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Wallis and Futuna?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Wallis and Futuna 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.