Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Melanesia
Melanesia: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location was 31.6% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Melanesia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Melanesia is 31.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Melanesia peaked at 31.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 2004.
Melanesia ranks 213th of 230 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.3% | 27.9% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 29.0% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 30.8% | 31.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation 0.179 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 Β°C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 7.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) β Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Agricultural Use 6,096 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per area of cropland 13.44 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Melanesia?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Melanesia was 31.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2004.
- How does Melanesia rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location?
- Melanesia ranks 213th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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