People using improved drinking water sources in Niue
Niue: People using improved drinking water sources was 34.32 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources in Niue, 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 Niue is 34.32 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Niue peaked at 34.32 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.01 people, in 2004.
That places Niue 176th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Niue, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.15 people | — |
| 2001 | 12.77 people | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 12.48 people | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 12.26 people | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 12.01 people | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 12.88 people | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 13.79 people | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 14.79 people | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 15.87 people | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 16.95 people | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 17.96 people | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 18.94 people | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 20.03 people | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 21.19 people | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 22.37 people | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 23.6 people | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 24.75 people | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 25.83 people | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 27.03 people | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 28.25 people | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 29.47 people | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 30.82 people | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 32.09 people | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 33.15 people | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 34.32 people | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.69 people | 12.01 people | 16.95 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 23 people | 17.96 people | 28.25 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.97 people | 29.47 people | 34.32 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niue
- 173 Cook Islands 56.64 people compare
- 174 British Virgin Islands 53.53 people compare
- 175 Saint Helena 37.13 people compare
- 177 Saint Martin (French part) 20.14 people compare
- 178 Brazil 2.69 people compare
- 179 France 1.68 people compare
More environment data for Niue
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 63.22 % change on previous year (1993)
- Standard Deviation 0.395 °C (1993)
- Temperature change 0.609 °C (1993)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0 g/Int$ (2022)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 0.0473 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0 kg/cap (2022)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 0 g/Int$ (2022)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0 g/Int$ (2022)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0 kg/cap (2022)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 41.2 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Niue?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Niue was 34.32 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 Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 34.32 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.01 people in 2004.
- How does Niue rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Niue ranks 176th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niue 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.