Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Nauru
Nauru: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location was 71.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Nauru, 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 Nauru is 71.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Nauru peaked at 71.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 2005.
Nauru ranks 192nd 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 Nauru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.7% | — |
| 2001 | 64.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 64.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 65.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 66.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 66.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 67.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 67.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 68.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 68.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 69.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 70.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 71.3% | +0.5% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 71.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.1%, 72% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 71.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.8%, 77% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.0% | 64.7% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 66.4% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 69.9% | 71.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More environment data for Nauru
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1992)
- Standard Deviation 0.589 °C (1992)
- Temperature change -0.737 °C (1993)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 1.94 % (2024)
- Aquaculture production 0.5 metric tons (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 6.89 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth -13.03 % (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 87,348 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 87,348 metric tons (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 6.17 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Nauru?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Nauru was 71.3% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 71.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 2005.
- How does Nauru rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location?
- Nauru ranks 192nd out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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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