Drinking water service usage in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Drinking water service usage was 96.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in New Caledonia, 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 New Caledonia is 96.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in New Caledonia peaked at 96.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 87.0%, in 2000.
New Caledonia ranks 46th of 163 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.
Drinking water service usage in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 96.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 98% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 96.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.6%, 1.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More environment data for New Caledonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 7.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.314 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 358 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 396 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 51.1 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 10.36 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in New Caledonia?
- Drinking water service usage in New Caledonia was 96.9% 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 New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.0% in 2000.
- How does New Caledonia rank for drinking water service usage?
- New Caledonia ranks 46th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage 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 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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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.