People using improved drinking water sources in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: People using improved drinking water sources was 56.64 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved drinking water sources in Cook Islands, 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
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Cook Islands is 56.64 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 225.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Cook Islands peaked at 58.57 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2000.
Cook Islands ranks 173rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 people | — |
| 2002 | 0 people | — |
| 2003 | 0 people | — |
| 2004 | 0.0004 people | — |
| 2005 | 0 people | -92.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 people | +387.5% |
| 2007 | 0.142 people | +95371.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6477 people | +356.0% |
| 2009 | 1.17 people | +81.3% |
| 2010 | 1.72 people | +46.7% |
| 2011 | 2.29 people | +32.8% |
| 2012 | 5.53 people | +141.9% |
| 2013 | 11.49 people | +107.6% |
| 2014 | 17.41 people | +51.6% |
| 2015 | 23.29 people | +33.8% |
| 2016 | 29.09 people | +24.9% |
| 2017 | 34.48 people | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 39.31 people | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 43.8 people | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 47.93 people | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 51.83 people | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 55.44 people | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 58.57 people | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 56.64 people | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1965 people | 0 people | 1.17 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.84 people | 1.72 people | 43.8 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.08 people | 47.93 people | 58.57 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 170 Palau 82.77 people compare
- 171 Tuvalu 82.16 people compare
- 172 Wallis and Futuna 80.75 people compare
- 174 British Virgin Islands 53.53 people compare
- 175 Saint Helena 37.13 people compare
- 176 Niue 34.32 people compare
More environment data for Cook Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.886 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.214 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 15.19 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -8.44 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.32 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth -8.44 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 3.91 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 1.78 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 2.44 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Cook Islands?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Cook Islands was 56.64 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 58.57 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2000.
- How does Cook Islands rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Cook Islands ranks 173rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 225.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cook Islands 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.