People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 80.75 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Wallis and Futuna, 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
Wallis and Futuna recorded 80.75 people for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Wallis and Futuna peaked at 82.19 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 56.4 people, in 2000.
That places Wallis and Futuna 132nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.26 people | 56.4 people | 68.24 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.25 people | 69.09 people | 78.1 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.97 people | 79.48 people | 82.19 people | 5 |
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- 129 Dominica 619.42 people compare
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More environment data for Wallis and Futuna
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Forest area 10,820 hectares (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 90 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.8% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 90 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.8% (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 139.72 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 4 µg/m³ (2024)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 1.45 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- People not using improved drinking water sources 80.75 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Wallis and Futuna?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Wallis and Futuna was 80.75 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- The highest recorded value was 82.19 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Wallis and Futuna?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.4 people in 2000.
- How does Wallis and Futuna rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Wallis and Futuna ranks 132nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Wallis and Futuna?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Wallis and Futuna 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.