Population using safely managed sanitation services in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 44.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
44.4%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
55th
of 99 countries
All-time high
52.3%
in 2010
All-time low
44.0%
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Tuvalu, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using safely managed sanitation services in Tuvalu is 44.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Tuvalu peaked at 52.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2022.
Tuvalu ranks 55th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.4% | — |
| 2001 | 47.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 47.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 49.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 50.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 52.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 50.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 46.8% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 44.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 44.4% | +0.7% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 44.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.2%, 89% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 44.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.4%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.0% | 46.4% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 46.1% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 44.0% | 45.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 52 Malawi 47.3% compare
- 53 Dominican Republic 47.0% compare
- 54 Guyana 46.9% compare
- 56 Samoa 44.3% compare
- 57 Turks and Caicos Islands 43.9% compare
- 58 Bangladesh 41.9% compare
More environment data for Tuvalu
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.836 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % 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 % 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Tuvalu?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Tuvalu was 44.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2022.
- How does Tuvalu rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Tuvalu ranks 55th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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