Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved was 17.22 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Solomon Islands is 17.22, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Solomon Islands peaked at 17.22 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.52, in 2004.
That places Solomon Islands 93rd out of 227 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.
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.66 | — |
| 2001 | 7.63 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 7.59 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 7.55 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 7.52 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 8.01 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 8.5 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 9.01 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 9.52 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 10.04 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 10.57 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 11.12 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 11.67 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 12.23 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 12.8 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 13.39 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 13.98 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 14.58 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 15.19 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 15.81 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 16.45 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 17.09 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 17.13 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 17.17 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 17.22 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3 | 7.52 | 10.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.13 | 10.57 | 15.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.01 | 16.45 | 17.22 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 90 Libya 17.8 compare
- 91 China (People’s Republic of) 17.41 compare
- 92 Chad 17.27 compare
- 94 Cayman Islands 16.15 compare
- 95 Ethiopia 16.08 compare
- 96 Wallis and Futuna 15.26 compare
More population data for Solomon Islands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1,225 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.01 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5357 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.205 (2100)
- Population density 66.07 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 114,738 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.205 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 0 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Solomon Islands?
- Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Solomon Islands was 17.22 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 17.22 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.52 in 2004.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved?
- Solomon Islands ranks 93rd out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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 Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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