People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Palau
Palau: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 99.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Palau, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Palau recorded 99.1% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Palau peaked at 99.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 98.6%, in 2000.
That places Palau 48th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.6% | — |
| 2001 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.6% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.8% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 45 Samoa 99.3% compare
- 46 Bhutan 99.3% compare
- 47 Paraguay 99.1% compare
- 49 Trinidad and Tobago 99.0% compare
- 50 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 51 Bangladesh 98.8% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 117 (2025)
- Population, male 9,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 112 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 106 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Palau?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Palau was 99.1% 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, rural recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.6% in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Palau ranks 48th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau 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, rural (% of rural 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.