Sanitation facilities usage in Nauru
Nauru: Sanitation facilities usage was 33.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Nauru, 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, sanitation facilities usage in Nauru stood at 33.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Nauru peaked at 45.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2024.
Nauru ranks 112th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.7% | — |
| 2001 | 45.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 45.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 44.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 43.9% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 43.3% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 41.4% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 40.8% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 36.8% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 35.3% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 33.2% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.1% | 43.3% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 36.8% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 33.2% | 36.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 109 Sao Tome and Principe 34.7% compare
- 110 Mozambique 33.9% compare
- 111 Turks and Caicos Islands 33.9% compare
- 113 Puerto Rico 32.5% compare
- 114 Nigeria 32.2% compare
- 115 Tonga 31.2% compare
More population data for Nauru
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1598 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2049)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1598 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 14.7 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5419 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2823 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Population density 1,034 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,413 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Nauru?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Nauru was 33.2% 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2024.
- How does Nauru rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Nauru ranks 112th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.