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. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Melanesia, 2000–2024
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 231st of 249 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.4% | — |
| 2001 | 28.3% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 31.6% | +0.7% |
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 52,995 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,133 t (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 231st out of 249 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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