Drinking water services in rural areas in New Zealand
New Zealand: Drinking water services in rural areas was 0 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0 people
World rank
106th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0 people
in 2000
All-time low
0 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Drinking water services in rural areas in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0 people for drinking water services in rural areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in New Zealand peaked at 0 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2000.
New Zealand ranks 106th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 103 Antigua and Barbuda 159.15 people compare
- 104 Gambia 36.07 people compare
- 105 Montenegro 32.39 people compare
- 106 Albania 0 people compare
- 106 Andorra 0 people compare
- 106 Armenia 0 people compare
- 106 Australia 0 people compare
- 106 Austria 0 people compare
- 106 Azerbaijan 0 people compare
- 106 Belarus 0 people compare
- 106 Belgium 0 people compare
- 106 Belize 0 people compare
- 106 Bhutan 0 people compare
- 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people compare
- 106 Bulgaria 0 people compare
- 106 Burkina Faso 0 people compare
- 106 Canada 0 people compare
- 106 Cape Verde 0 people compare
- 106 China 0 people compare
- 106 Cook Islands 0 people compare
- 106 Costa Rica 0 people compare
- 106 Czechia 0 people compare
- 106 Denmark 0 people compare
- 106 Estonia 0 people compare
- 106 Falkland Islands 0 people compare
- 106 Finland 0 people compare
- 106 France 0 people compare
- 106 Georgia 0 people compare
- 106 Germany 0 people compare
- 106 Greece 0 people compare
- 106 Greenland 0 people compare
- 106 Hungary 0 people compare
- 106 Iceland 0 people compare
- 106 Israel 0 people compare
- 106 Kiribati 0 people compare
- 106 Laos 0 people compare
- 106 Latvia 0 people compare
- 106 Lithuania 0 people compare
- 106 Maldives 0 people compare
- 106 Marshall Islands 0 people compare
- 106 Mauritius 0 people compare
- 106 Mexico 0 people compare
- 106 Moldova 0 people compare
- 106 Morocco 0 people compare
- 106 Netherlands 0 people compare
- 106 Norway 0 people compare
- 106 Palau 0 people compare
- 106 Palestine 0 people compare
- 106 Paraguay 0 people compare
- 106 Philippines 0 people compare
- 106 Poland 0 people compare
- 106 Portugal 0 people compare
- 106 Romania 0 people compare
- 106 Saint Lucia 0 people compare
- 106 San Marino 0 people compare
- 106 Slovakia 0 people compare
- 106 Spain 0 people compare
- 106 Sweden 0 people compare
- 106 Switzerland 0 people compare
- 106 Syria 0 people compare
- 106 Thailand 0 people compare
- 106 Tokelau 0 people compare
- 106 Tonga 0 people compare
- 106 Turkmenistan 0 people compare
- 106 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people compare
- 106 Tuvalu 0 people compare
- 106 United Arab Emirates 0 people compare
- 106 United Kingdom 0 people compare
- 106 United States 0 people compare
- 106 Uruguay 0 people compare
- 106 Vietnam 0 people compare
- 106 Wallis and Futuna 0 people compare
More environment data for New Zealand
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 77.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 14.71 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 29.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0763 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.671 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0207 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 34.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0183 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0794 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in New Zealand?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in New Zealand was 0 people 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 services in rural areas recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- New Zealand ranks 106th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this New Zealand 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 services in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.