1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services was 35.02 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
35.02
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
179th
of 200 countries
All-time high
35.02
in 2021
All-time low
20.43
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Solomon Islands, 2000–2021

0102030402000201020212000: 20.42001: 20.62002: 20.82003: 212004: 21.22005: 22.12006: 23.12007: 242008: 24.92009: 25.92010: 26.92011: 27.82012: 28.82013: 29.82014: 30.82015: 31.82016: 32.82017: 33.52018: 34.22019: 34.52020: 34.82021: 35

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2021, 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Solomon Islands stood at 35.02. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Solomon Islands peaked at 35.02 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.43, in 2000.

Solomon Islands ranks 179th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Solomon Islands, year by year

Annual values for 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%) in Solomon Islands, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 20.43
2001 20.62 +0.9%
2002 20.82 +0.9%
2003 21.02 +1.0%
2004 21.22 +1.0%
2005 22.13 +4.3%
2006 23.06 +4.2%
2007 23.99 +4.1%
2008 24.94 +4.0%
2009 25.9 +3.8%
2010 26.87 +3.7%
2011 27.85 +3.6%
2012 28.84 +3.5%
2013 29.83 +3.4%
2014 30.83 +3.4%
2015 31.84 +3.3%
2016 32.75 +2.9%
2017 33.53 +2.4%
2018 34.23 +2.1%
2019 34.49 +0.8%
2020 34.76 +0.8%
2021 35.02 +0.8%

Solomon Islands compared with similar countries

  • Solomon Islands's 35.02 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.38, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Solomon Islands's 35.02 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 89.31, 39% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.41 20.43 25.9 10
2010s 31.11 26.87 34.49 10
2020s 34.89 34.76 35.02 2

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 176 Zambia 36.3 compare
  2. 177 Comoros 35.91 compare
  3. 178 Namibia 35.84 compare
  4. 180 Zimbabwe 34.62 compare
  5. 181 Guinea 31.27 compare
  6. 182 Tanzania 30.62 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Solomon Islands?
1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Solomon Islands was 35.02 in 2021, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 35.02 in 2021.
What is the lowest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 20.43 in 2000.
How does Solomon Islands rank for 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services?
Solomon Islands ranks 179th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
Is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
200 places, 4,476 data points, 2000–2022
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