People not using improved drinking water sources in Palau
Palau: People not using improved drinking water sources was 82.77 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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 not 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not 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 173rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 121.24 people | 107.87 people | 127.58 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.91 people | 87.28 people | 104.13 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.22 people | 82.77 people | 86.12 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 170 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 102.91 people compare
- 171 Turks and Caicos Islands 93.9 people compare
- 172 Montserrat 85.17 people compare
- 174 Tuvalu 82.16 people compare
- 175 Wallis and Futuna 80.75 people compare
- 176 Cook Islands 56.64 people compare
More environment data for Palau
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 86.68 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0388 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0039 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Palau?
- People not 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 127.58 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.77 people in 2024.
- How does Palau rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Palau ranks 173rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.