Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) was 98.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Cook Islands, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 98.8% for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Cook Islands peaked at 98.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.7%, in 2000.
Cook Islands ranks 105th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.7% | — |
| 2001 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 94.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.3% | 93.7% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 96.7% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.8% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Cook Islands
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency 621.8 million SLC (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, annual 3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value Standard Local 3.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth 4.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 0.9174 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 0.9175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Cook Islands?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Cook Islands was 98.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.7% in 2000.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Cook Islands ranks 105th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.