People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 48.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Papua New Guinea, 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
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Papua New Guinea is 48.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Papua New Guinea peaked at 48.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 162nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.5% | — |
| 2001 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 35.2% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 40.4% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 45.1% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 46.2% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 48.3% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.0% | 21.5% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 31.1% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 43.9% | 48.3% | 5 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Papua New Guinea?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Papua New Guinea was 48.3% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.