Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Fiji
Fiji: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 95.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Fiji stood at 95.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Fiji peaked at 95.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.8%, in 2000.
That places Fiji 142nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.8% | — |
| 2001 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 95.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.7%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 95.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.7%, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.9% | 94.8% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 95.1% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.4% | 95.6% | 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Fiji?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Fiji was 95.6% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.8% in 2000.
- How does Fiji rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Fiji ranks 142nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.