People using at least basic drinking water services in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: People using at least basic drinking water services was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in New Caledonia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 99.5% for people using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in New Caledonia peaked at 99.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 95.1%, in 2000.
That places New Caledonia 67th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.1% | — |
| 2001 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.8% | 95.1% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.0% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in New Caledonia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in New Caledonia was 99.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.1% in 2000.
- How does New Caledonia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- New Caledonia ranks 67th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.