Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Nauru

Access to basic sanitation in Nauru in 2024 — 71.3%. Ranked 145 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 6.6 pp.

2024 71.3% +0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 145of 193
Period maximum 71.3%2024
Period minimum 64.7%2005

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Nauru, 2000–202464666870722000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 64.7%2001: 64.7%2002: 64.7%2003: 64.7%2004: 64.7%2005: 64.7%2006: 65%2007: 65.4%2008: 65.7%2009: 66.1%2010: 66.4%2011: 66.8%2012: 67.1%2013: 67.5%2014: 67.8%2015: 68.2%2016: 68.5%2017: 68.9%2018: 69.2%2019: 69.6%2020: 69.9%2021: 70.3%2022: 70.6%2023: 71%2024: 71.3%
Change over the period: +6.6 pp Annual average: 0.28 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nauru

Nauru 71.3%
World 82.2%
Micronesia (subregion) computed 75.5%
High-income countries computed 98.4%
Access to basic sanitation — Nauru, by year Nauru All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 71.3 +0.4 pp
2023 71 +0.4 pp
2022 70.6 +0.4 pp
2021 70.3 +0.4 pp
2020 69.9 +0.4 pp
2019 69.6 +0.4 pp
2018 69.2 +0.4 pp
2017 68.9 +0.4 pp
2016 68.5 +0.4 pp
2015 68.2 +0.4 pp
2014 67.8 +0.4 pp
2013 67.5 +0.4 pp
2012 67.1 +0.4 pp
2011 66.8 +0.4 pp
2010 66.4 +0.4 pp
2009 66.1 +0.4 pp
2008 65.7 +0.4 pp
2007 65.4 +0.4 pp
2006 65 +0.4 pp
2005 64.7 −0 pp
2004 64.7 −0 pp
2003 64.7 −0 pp
2002 64.7 −0 pp
2001 64.7 −0 pp
2000 64.7

Micronesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.