Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 0.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Tuvalu, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Tuvalu stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Tuvalu peaked at 0.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2009.
That places Tuvalu 124th out of 231 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.
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +1.8% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 70% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2%, 71% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More environment data for Tuvalu
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.836 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 945 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 2 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 11,137 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 58 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity 19,913 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Tuvalu?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Tuvalu was 0.9% 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Tuvalu ranks 124th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.