People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 170,906 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Solomon Islands, 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
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Solomon Islands is 170,906 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Solomon Islands peaked at 170,906 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75,655 people, in 2000.
That places Solomon Islands 78th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75,655 people | — |
| 2001 | 76,787 people | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 77,878 people | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 78,937 people | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 79,970 people | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 82,847 people | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 85,755 people | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 88,692 people | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 91,661 people | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 94,780 people | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 98,936 people | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 104,116 people | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 109,506 people | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 115,108 people | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 120,915 people | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 126,912 people | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 133,085 people | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 139,406 people | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 145,837 people | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 151,439 people | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 156,531 people | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 162,040 people | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 164,955 people | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 167,926 people | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 170,906 people | +1.8% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 170,906 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 796,634 people, 21% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 170,906 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 142,459 people, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83,296 people | 75,655 people | 94,780 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 124,526 people | 98,936 people | 151,439 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 164,472 people | 156,531 people | 170,906 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More environment data for Solomon Islands
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8823 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.34 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.49 % 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 0.3636 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Solomon Islands?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Solomon Islands was 170,906 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 170,906 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,655 people in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Solomon Islands ranks 78th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.