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.
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Fiji, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 797,326 people | — |
| 2001 | 805,792 people | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 814,039 people | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 822,042 people | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 829,903 people | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 837,705 people | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 845,488 people | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 852,784 people | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 858,342 people | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 862,281 people | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 865,599 people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 868,342 people | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 870,480 people | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 872,150 people | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 873,633 people | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 874,892 people | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 875,769 people | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 875,700 people | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 874,515 people | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 872,661 people | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 873,043 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 875,032 people | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 877,944 people | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 882,778 people | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 887,550 people | +0.5% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 887,550 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.66 million people, 13% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 887,550 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.22 million people, 73% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More environment data for Fiji
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.31 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (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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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.