People using safely managed drinking water services in Palau
Palau: People using safely managed drinking water services was 90.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Palau, 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 Palau is 90.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Palau peaked at 90.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.4%, in 2000.
That places Palau 59th out of 151 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 safely managed drinking water services in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.4% | — |
| 2001 | 66.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 67.2% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 68.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 69.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 71.3% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 72.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 73.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 78.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 79.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 81.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 87.9% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.8% | 65.4% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 75.9% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 87.9% | 90.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 56 Belarus 93.1% compare
- 57 Kazakhstan 91.5% compare
- 58 Oman 91.1% compare
- 60 Andorra 90.6% compare
- 61 American Samoa 90.5% compare
- 62 French Polynesia 90.4% compare
More health data for Palau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
- 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 safely managed drinking water services in Palau?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Palau was 90.8% 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.4% in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Palau ranks 59th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.