Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 8.7% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Tuvalu, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 8.7% for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Tuvalu peaked at 8.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2000.
That places Tuvalu 145th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 7.9% | 7.7% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.6% | 8.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 142 Kiribati 15.1% compare
- 143 Ethiopia 13.5% compare
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- 146 Chad 6.3% compare
- 147 Central African Republic 6.2% compare
More environment data for Tuvalu
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.836 Β°C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 Β°C (2025)
- Roundwood β Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) β Import value 945 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) β Export value 2 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood β Import quantity 11,137 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood β Import value 58 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood β Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood β Import quantity 19,913 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Tuvalu?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Tuvalu was 8.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- How does Tuvalu rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Tuvalu ranks 145th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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