Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities was 89.67 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
89.67
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
145th
of 232 countries
All-time high
89.67
in 2024
All-time low
78.94
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Tuvalu, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 78.92001: 79.42002: 79.82003: 80.22004: 80.72005: 81.12006: 81.62007: 82.12008: 82.62009: 83.12010: 83.52011: 842012: 84.52013: 84.92014: 85.42015: 85.82016: 86.32017: 86.72018: 87.12019: 87.62020: 882021: 88.42022: 88.82023: 89.32024: 89.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Tuvalu stood at 89.67. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Tuvalu peaked at 89.67 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.94, in 2000.

Tuvalu ranks 145th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Tuvalu, year by year

Annual values for Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Tuvalu, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 78.94 —
2001 79.37 +0.5%
2002 79.79 +0.5%
2003 80.23 +0.6%
2004 80.67 +0.5%
2005 81.11 +0.5%
2006 81.6 +0.6%
2007 82.09 +0.6%
2008 82.58 +0.6%
2009 83.06 +0.6%
2010 83.53 +0.6%
2011 84 +0.6%
2012 84.47 +0.6%
2013 84.93 +0.5%
2014 85.38 +0.5%
2015 85.83 +0.5%
2016 86.27 +0.5%
2017 86.71 +0.5%
2018 87.14 +0.5%
2019 87.58 +0.5%
2020 88 +0.5%
2021 88.42 +0.5%
2022 88.84 +0.5%
2023 89.26 +0.5%
2024 89.67 +0.5%

Tuvalu compared with similar countries

  • Tuvalu's 89.67 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.69, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Tuvalu's 89.67 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.75, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.94 78.94 83.06 10
2010s 85.58 83.53 87.58 10
2020s 88.84 88 89.67 5

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 142 Suriname 90 compare
  2. 143 Ireland 89.73 compare
  3. 144 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 89.7 compare
  4. 146 Montserrat 89.41 compare
  5. 147 Panama 89.05 compare
  6. 148 Laos 88.73 compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Tuvalu?
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Tuvalu was 89.67 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Tuvalu?
The highest recorded value was 89.67 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was 78.94 in 2000.
How does Tuvalu rank for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities?
Tuvalu ranks 145th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Tuvalu?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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