Tuvalu - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Tuvalu was 7.51 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 8.13 in 2012, while its lowest value was 4.70 in 2001.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2001 4.70
2002 4.70
2003 4.70
2004 4.70
2005 4.70
2006 5.19
2007 5.68
2008 6.17
2009 6.66
2010 7.15
2011 7.64
2012 8.13
2013 7.83
2014 7.51
2015 7.51
2016 7.51
2017 7.51
2018 7.51

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Tuvalu was 5.28 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 5.54 in 2012, while its lowest value was 4.79 in 2001.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2001 4.79
2002 4.79
2003 4.79
2004 4.79
2005 4.79
2006 4.90
2007 5.00
2008 5.11
2009 5.22
2010 5.33
2011 5.43
2012 5.54
2013 5.53
2014 5.28
2015 5.28
2016 5.28
2017 5.28
2018 5.28

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Tuvalu was 6.12 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 6.66 in 2012, while its lowest value was 4.74 in 2001.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2001 4.74
2002 4.74
2003 4.74
2004 4.74
2005 4.74
2006 5.04
2007 5.33
2008 5.61
2009 5.89
2010 6.15
2011 6.41
2012 6.66
2013 6.50
2014 6.20
2015 6.17
2016 6.15
2017 6.13
2018 6.12

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention