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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.0041 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.425 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.0013 Mt CO2e (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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About this data
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.