People using improved drinking water sources in Palau
Palau: People using improved drinking water sources was 82.77 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Palau, 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 Palau is 82.77 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Palau peaked at 127.58 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 82.77 people, in 2024.
Palau ranks 170th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Palau, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 126.37 people | — |
| 2001 | 126.89 people | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 127.24 people | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 127.58 people | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 126.01 people | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 123.48 people | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 119.66 people | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 115.6 people | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 111.68 people | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 107.87 people | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 104.13 people | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 100.51 people | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 97.05 people | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 94.78 people | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 93.57 people | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 92.36 people | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 91.08 people | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 89.81 people | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 88.55 people | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 87.27 people | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 86.12 people | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 85.01 people | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 83.9 people | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 83.32 people | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 82.77 people | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 121.24 people | 107.87 people | 127.58 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.91 people | 87.27 people | 104.13 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.22 people | 82.77 people | 86.12 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 167 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 102.91 people compare
- 168 Turks and Caicos Islands 93.9 people compare
- 169 Montserrat 85.17 people compare
- 171 Tuvalu 82.16 people compare
- 172 Wallis and Futuna 80.75 people compare
- 173 Cook Islands 56.64 people compare
More environment data for Palau
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 14.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 4.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 9.35 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 2.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 53.49 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.3 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Palau?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Palau was 82.77 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 127.58 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.77 people in 2024.
- How does Palau rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Palau ranks 170th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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.