People using at least a basic drinking water source in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 586,620 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Solomon Islands, 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
Solomon Islands recorded 586,620 people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Solomon Islands peaked at 586,620 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 338,050 people, in 2000.
That places Solomon Islands 168th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 338,050 people | — |
| 2001 | 344,958 people | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 351,797 people | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 358,604 people | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 365,407 people | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 370,596 people | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 374,979 people | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 379,372 people | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 383,797 people | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 388,738 people | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 397,742 people | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 410,499 people | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 423,656 people | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 437,207 people | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 451,108 people | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 465,300 people | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 479,718 people | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 494,272 people | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 508,862 people | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 521,243 people | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 531,668 people | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 543,312 people | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 557,426 people | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 571,911 people | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 586,620 people | +2.6% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 586,620 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.66 million people, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 586,620 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.22 million people, 48% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 365,630 people | 338,050 people | 388,738 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 458,961 people | 397,742 people | 521,243 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 558,187 people | 531,668 people | 586,620 people | 5 |
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- 170 Maldives 526,524 people compare
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More environment data for Solomon Islands
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8823 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.34 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.49 % 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 0.3636 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Solomon Islands?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Solomon Islands was 586,620 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 586,620 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 338,050 people in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Solomon Islands ranks 168th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.