People using at least a basic drinking water source in Fiji
Fiji: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 887,550 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Fiji, 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Fiji stood at 887,550 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Fiji peaked at 887,550 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 797,326 people, in 2000.
Fiji ranks 159th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 832,570 people | 797,326 people | 862,281 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 872,374 people | 865,599 people | 875,769 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 879,269 people | 873,043 people | 887,550 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Fiji
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.96 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0164 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0072 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.7997 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.373 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Fiji?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Fiji was 887,550 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 887,550 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 797,326 people in 2000.
- How does Fiji rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Fiji ranks 159th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.