AGUACYCLE
East Asia & Pacific

Fiji

Capital: Suva · Upper middle income · Pop. 928,784

42.11%
Safely managed drinking water
48.5%
Safely managed sanitation
31,052
m³ freshwater / person / yr
0%
Water stress · Low

Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024

In Fiji, 42.11% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 537,673 people without safely managed drinking water at home.

Sanitation tracks closely: 48.5% use safely managed sanitation services and 92.75% have at least a basic service (2024).

Fiji has about 31,052 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 0% of those internal resources annually (low water stress).

Agriculture accounts for about 59% of Fiji's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.

Common questions

How many people in Fiji have safe drinking water?

42.11% of Fiji's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 537,673 people do not.

Does Fiji have enough freshwater?

Fiji has roughly 31,052 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 0% of it annually (low stress).

Elsewhere in East Asia & Pacific