People not using improved drinking water sources in Niue
Niue: People not using improved drinking water sources was 34.32 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.32 people
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
179th
of 231 countries
All-time high
34.32 people
in 2024
All-time low
12.01 people
in 2004
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People not 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
Niue recorded 34.32 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Niue peaked at 34.32 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.01 people, in 2004.
Niue ranks 179th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not 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 |
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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)
- Agriculture — Area 4.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 25.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 25.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 2 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 1 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 560 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Niue?
- People not 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 34.32 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.01 people in 2004.
- How does Niue rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Niue ranks 179th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not 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 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.