People using safely managed drinking water services in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: People using safely managed drinking water services was 96.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed 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
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services in New Caledonia is 96.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in New Caledonia peaked at 96.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 87.0%, in 2000.
New Caledonia ranks 42nd of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.0% | — |
| 2001 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 87.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 88.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 89.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 91.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 92.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 95.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.9% | 87.0% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 92.4% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.6% | 96.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in New Caledonia?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in New Caledonia was 96.9% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.0% in 2000.
- How does New Caledonia rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- New Caledonia ranks 42nd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 safely managed 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 drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.