Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 64.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
64.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
142nd
of 177 countries
All-time high
74.3%
in 2000
All-time low
64.5%
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Solomon Islands stood at 64.5%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Solomon Islands peaked at 74.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64.5%, in 2021.
Solomon Islands ranks 142nd of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.3% | — |
| 2001 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 73.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 73.3% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 72.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 70.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 69.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 68.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 66.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 65.8% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 64.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 86% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 64.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.4%, 69% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.5% | 71.4% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 65.4% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 64.5% | 65.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
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 population using at least basic drinking-water services in Solomon Islands?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Solomon Islands was 64.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.5% in 2021.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Solomon Islands ranks 142nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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