Basic drinking water access in Solomon Islands

71.6% of people in Solomon Islands used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2018.

Measure: People using at least basic drinking water services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Solomon Islands, 2024 71.6% % of population
Change from 2023 +0.1percentage points 2023: 71.5%
World, 2024 91.5% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 179th of 202 See the full ranking

Basic drinking water access in Solomon Islands over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period Solomon IslandsWorld
2024 71.6% 91.5%
2023 71.5% 91.2%
2022 71.4% 90.9%
2021 71.2% 90.4%
2020 71.4% 90.0%
2019 71.6% 89.6%
2018 71.8% 89.3%
2017 72.1% 88.9%
2016 72.4% 88.5%
2015 72.8% 88.1%
2014 73.1% 87.7%
2013 73.5% 87.3%
2012 73.9% 86.9%
2011 74.2% 86.5%
2010 74.6% 86.1%
2009 75.0% 85.7%
2008 75.4% 85.2%
2007 75.9% 84.8%
2006 76.3% 84.3%
2005 76.7% 83.9%
2004 77.0% 82.6%
2003 76.9% 82.1%
2002 76.9% 81.6%
2001 76.8% 80.9%
2000 76.7% 80.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 71.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 73.1%, the figure has changed by −1.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Solomon Islands has the 179th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.H2O.BASW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Solomon Islands
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene