Solomon Islands's people practicing open defecation (% of population) was 45.34% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 5.6 percentage points from 50.94% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 45.34% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 47.4% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 50.94% | 2014 |
| Highest | 59.38% | 2000 |
| Lowest | 45.34% | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | 47.35% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 59.38% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Solomon Islands' people practicing open defecation (% of population) fell 0.23 percentage points on 2023 (from 45.57% to 45.34%).
Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was −0.6 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.22 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly fall was 0.75 percentage points in 2005. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.57 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 97% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Solomon Islands had the 6th highest value of the 182 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 45.34% | 2024 |
| World | 4.35% | 2024 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 0.72% | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | 7.34% | 2024 |
Closest to Solomon Islands in the 2024 ranking
- South Sudan — 2nd of 182: 62.8%
- Chad — 3rd of 182: 62.22%
- Benin — 4th of 182: 47.04%
- Namibia — 6th of 182: 34.68%
- Liberia — 7th of 182: 33.92%
- São Tomé and Principe — 8th of 182: 33.35%
What this measures
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.
Limitations: National, regional and income group estimates are made when data are available for at least 50 percent of the population.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 25 values
| Year | People practicing open defecation (% of population) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 45.34 |
| 2023 | 45.57 |
| 2022 | 45.8 |
| 2021 | 46.03 |
| 2020 | 46.71 |
| 2019 | 47.4 |
| 2018 | 48.1 |
| 2017 | 48.8 |
| 2016 | 49.5 |
| 2015 | 50.22 |
| 2014 |
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in nearby economies
- Australia — 0% (2024)
- Brunei Darussalam — 0% (2024)
- Cambodia — 5.24% (2024)
- China — 0% (2024)
- Fiji — 0% (2024)
- French Polynesia — 0% (2024)
- Guam — 0.73% (2016)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 0% (2024)
- Indonesia — 2.29% (2024)
- Japan
More health data for Solomon Islands
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 12.52% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 12.77% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 148,427 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 36.21% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 158,162 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 36.89% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 306,588 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 36.56% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Solomon Islands's people practicing open defecation (% of population)?
- 45.34% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is down 14.04 percentage points from 59.38% in 2000. The highest value was 59.38% in 2000 and the lowest 45.34% in 2024.
- How does Solomon Islands rank?
- 6th highest of 182 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in people practicing open defecation (% of population) unusual for Solomon Islands?
- In 2024, Solomon Islands' people practicing open defecation (% of population) fell 0.23 percentage points on 2023 (from 45.57% to 45.34%). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was −0.6 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.22 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.STA.ODFC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: washdata.org, publisher: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), date accessed: 2025-09-30, date published: 2025-08… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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