People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Fiji
Fiji: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 29,177 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Fiji, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Fiji stood at 29,177 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Fiji peaked at 32,417 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 29,177 people, in 2024.
That places Fiji 105th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32,027 people | 31,532 people | 32,417 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,256 people | 30,084 people | 32,174 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,499 people | 29,177 people | 29,834 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Fiji
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.96 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0164 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0072 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.7997 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.373 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Fiji?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Fiji was 29,177 people 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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 32,417 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,177 people in 2024.
- How does Fiji rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Fiji ranks 105th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji 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 People in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.