People using improved drinking water sources in New Zealand
New Zealand: People using improved drinking water sources was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 people
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
193rd
of 231 countries
All-time high
0.23 people
in 2017
All-time low
0 people
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People using improved drinking water sources 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
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in New Zealand is 0 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in New Zealand peaked at 0.23 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2001.
New Zealand ranks 193rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0254 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 people | — |
| 2003 | 0.0625 people | — |
| 2004 | 0.0269 people | -57.0% |
| 2005 | 0.103 people | +283.6% |
| 2006 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1309 people | — |
| 2008 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.106 people | — |
| 2010 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0488 people | — |
| 2012 | 0.0967 people | +98.0% |
| 2013 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 people | — |
| 2015 | 0 people | — |
| 2016 | 0.1025 people | — |
| 2017 | 0.23 people | +124.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1982 people | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 0.229 people | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2227 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0455 people | 0 people | 0.1309 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0905 people | 0 people | 0.23 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0448 people | 0 people | 0.2227 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 190 Denmark 0.0127 people compare
- 191 Uruguay 0.0026 people compare
- 192 San Marino 0.0013 people compare
- 193 American Samoa 0 people compare
- 193 Andorra 0 people compare
- 193 Belgium 0 people compare
- 193 Bermuda 0 people
- 193 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 people compare
- 193 Brunei Darussalam 0 people compare
- 193 Curaçao 0 people compare
- 193 Faroe Islands 0 people
- 193 French Polynesia 0 people
- 193 Germany 0 people compare
- 193 Gibraltar 0 people
- 193 Greece 0 people compare
- 193 Greenland 0 people
- 193 Grenada 0 people compare
- 193 Hong Kong, China 0 people compare
- 193 Hungary 0 people compare
- 193 Iceland 0 people compare
- 193 Iraq 0 people compare
- 193 Isle of Man 0 people compare
- 193 Kuwait 0 people
- 193 Lebanon 0 people compare
- 193 Liechtenstein 0 people
- 193 Luxembourg 0 people compare
- 193 Macau, China 0 people
- 193 Malta 0 people compare
- 193 Monaco 0 people
- 193 Netherlands 0 people compare
- 193 Northern Mariana Islands 0 people compare
- 193 Norway 0 people compare
- 193 Palestine, State of 0 people compare
- 193 Puerto Rico 0 people compare
- 193 Saint Barthelemy 0 people compare
- 193 Singapore 0 people
- 193 Slovakia 0 people compare
- 193 Korea 0 people compare
- 193 Thailand 0 people compare
- 193 Tokelau 0 people compare
- 193 United Arab Emirates 0 people compare
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate -51.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0004 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 3.84 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in New Zealand?
- People using improved drinking water sources 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.23 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2001.
- How does New Zealand rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- New Zealand ranks 193rd out of 231 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 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.