Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 99.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Tuvalu, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Tuvalu stood at 99.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Tuvalu peaked at 99.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2000.
That places Tuvalu 35th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More environment data for Tuvalu
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.0041 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.425 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Tuvalu?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Tuvalu was 99.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Tuvalu ranks 35th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.