Drinking water service usage in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Drinking water service usage was 90.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drinking water service usage in French Polynesia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water service usage in French Polynesia is 90.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in French Polynesia peaked at 90.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 90.4%, in 2000.
That places French Polynesia 73rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.4% | 90.4% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 90.4% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 90.4% | 90.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More environment data for French Polynesia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.84 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0281 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0738 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0419 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in French Polynesia?
- Drinking water service usage in French Polynesia was 90.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.4% in 2000.
- How does French Polynesia rank for drinking water service usage?
- French Polynesia ranks 73rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.