Solomon Islands - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Solomon Islands was 59.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 76.47 in 2004, while its lowest value was 59.41 in 2018.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 76.47
2001 76.47
2002 76.47
2003 76.47
2004 76.47
2005 75.41
2006 74.15
2007 72.89
2008 71.63
2009 70.38
2010 69.14
2011 67.90
2012 66.67
2013 65.45
2014 64.23
2015 63.01
2016 61.80
2017 60.60
2018 59.41
2019 59.41
2020 59.41

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Solomon Islands was 91.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 91.41 in 2020, while its lowest value was 90.45 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 90.45
2001 90.45
2002 90.45
2003 90.45
2004 90.45
2005 90.55
2006 90.62
2007 90.69
2008 90.76
2009 90.83
2010 90.91
2011 90.98
2012 91.05
2013 91.12
2014 91.20
2015 91.27
2016 91.34
2017 91.41
2018 91.41
2019 91.41
2020 91.41

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Solomon Islands was 67.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 78.91 in 2004, while its lowest value was 67.01 in 2018.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 78.68
2001 78.74
2002 78.79
2003 78.85
2004 78.91
2005 78.11
2006 77.15
2007 76.21
2008 75.29
2009 74.39
2010 73.50
2011 72.63
2012 71.78
2013 70.95
2014 70.13
2015 69.33
2016 68.54
2017 67.78
2018 67.01
2019 67.15
2020 67.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention