Population using at least basic sanitation services in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 20.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
159th
of 174 countries
All-time high
20.2%
in 2021
All-time low
13.6%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic sanitation services in Solomon Islands stood at 20.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Solomon Islands peaked at 20.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2000.
Solomon Islands ranks 159th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 20.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.0%, 42% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 20.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 85.5%, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 13.6% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 15.9% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.8% | 20.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 156 Mozambique 22.5% compare
- 157 Djibouti 21.9% compare
- 158 Uganda 20.6% compare
- 160 Papua New Guinea 19.6% compare
- 161 Guinea-Bissau 17.2% compare
- 162 Sierra Leone 15.3% compare
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 sanitation services in Solomon Islands?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Solomon Islands was 20.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Solomon Islands ranks 159th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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