People not using improved drinking water sources in Nauru
Nauru: People not using improved drinking water sources was 191.75 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved drinking water sources in Nauru, 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
Nauru recorded 191.75 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Nauru peaked at 191.75 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 165.74 people, in 2009.
Nauru ranks 166th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Nauru, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 171.29 people | — |
| 2001 | 170.31 people | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 169.17 people | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 168.45 people | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 168.14 people | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 167.62 people | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 167.04 people | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 166.47 people | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 165.96 people | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 165.74 people | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 165.85 people | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 166.43 people | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 168.87 people | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 172.63 people | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 175.97 people | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 179.08 people | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 181.91 people | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 184.38 people | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 186.49 people | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 187.89 people | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 188.41 people | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 189.09 people | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 190.19 people | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 190.99 people | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 191.75 people | +0.4% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 191.75 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 people, 74842.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 191.75 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,111 people, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 168.02 people | 165.74 people | 171.29 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 176.95 people | 165.85 people | 187.89 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 190.09 people | 188.41 people | 191.75 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 163 Qatar 336.07 people compare
- 164 Guadeloupe 277.28 people compare
- 165 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 268.61 people compare
- 167 Tonga 164.75 people compare
- 168 Falkland Islands 164.47 people compare
- 169 Saint Lucia 116.5 people compare
More environment data for Nauru
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1992)
- Temperature change -0.737 °C (1993)
- Standard Deviation 0.589 °C (1992)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.94 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 2.44 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 2.35 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 1.94 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 6.89 % (2024)
- Total fisheries production 87,348 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 87,348 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Nauru?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Nauru was 191.75 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 191.75 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 165.74 people in 2009.
- How does Nauru rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Nauru ranks 166th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.