Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 22.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Solomon Islands is 22.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Solomon Islands peaked at 22.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2004.
Solomon Islands ranks 16th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 18.1% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 19.9% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 22.2% | 22.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More environment data for Solomon Islands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.6198 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7566 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0552 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0119 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0046 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.2721 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1998 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Solomon Islands?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Solomon Islands was 22.2% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2004.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Solomon Islands ranks 16th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion 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.