Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Solomon Islands

Access to basic sanitation in the Solomon Islands in 2024 — 34.6%. Ranked 174 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 12.8 pp.

2024 34.6% +0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 174of 193
Period maximum 34.6%2024
Period minimum 21.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Solomon Islands, 2000–2024202530352000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 21.8%2001: 22%2002: 22.2%2003: 22.4%2004: 22.6%2005: 23.3%2006: 23.9%2007: 24.6%2008: 25.2%2009: 25.9%2010: 26.5%2011: 27.2%2012: 27.9%2013: 28.5%2014: 29.2%2015: 29.9%2016: 30.5%2017: 31.2%2018: 31.9%2019: 32.6%2020: 33.2%2021: 33.9%2022: 34.2%2023: 34.4%2024: 34.6%
Change over the period: +12.8 pp Annual average: 0.53 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Solomon Islands 34.6%
World 82.2%
Melanesia computed 31.6%
Access to basic sanitation — Solomon Islands, by year Solomon Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 34.6 +0.2 pp
2023 34.4 +0.2 pp
2022 34.2 +0.2 pp
2021 33.9 +0.7 pp
2020 33.2 +0.7 pp
2019 32.6 +0.7 pp
2018 31.9 +0.7 pp
2017 31.2 +0.7 pp
2016 30.5 +0.7 pp
2015 29.9 +0.7 pp
2014 29.2 +0.7 pp
2013 28.5 +0.7 pp
2012 27.9 +0.7 pp
2011 27.2 +0.7 pp
2010 26.5 +0.7 pp
2009 25.9 +0.7 pp
2008 25.2 +0.6 pp
2007 24.6 +0.6 pp
2006 23.9 +0.6 pp
2005 23.3 +0.6 pp
2004 22.6 +0.2 pp
2003 22.4 +0.2 pp
2002 22.2 +0.2 pp
2001 22 +0.2 pp
2000 21.8

Melanesia, 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.