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.
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Fiji, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31,532 people | — |
| 2001 | 31,618 people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 31,690 people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 31,854 people | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 32,008 people | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 32,156 people | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 32,298 people | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 32,417 people | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 32,400 people | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 32,301 people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 32,174 people | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 32,022 people | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 31,844 people | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 31,647 people | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 31,440 people | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 31,223 people | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 30,989 people | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 30,722 people | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 30,414 people | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 30,084 people | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 29,834 people | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 29,638 people | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 29,473 people | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 29,372 people | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 29,177 people | -0.7% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 29,177 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40,286 people, 72% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 29,177 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 142,459 people, 20% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More environment data for Fiji
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.31 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (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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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.