Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 45.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Solomon Islands stood at 45.3%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Solomon Islands peaked at 59.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 2024.
Solomon Islands ranks 6th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.4% | — |
| 2001 | 59.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 58.9% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 58.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 58.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 57.6% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 56.9% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 53.9% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 47.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 45.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 45.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.5% | 54.6% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 47.4% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 45.3% | 46.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More infrastructure data for Solomon Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 484,835 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.07 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,978 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.8934 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0089 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.3143 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6,978 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6207 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Solomon Islands?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Solomon Islands was 45.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2024.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Solomon Islands ranks 6th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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