People not using safely managed drinking water sources in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 26,916 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in French Polynesia, 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
French Polynesia recorded 26,916 people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in French Polynesia peaked at 26,916 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22,955 people, in 2000.
That places French Polynesia 117th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24,514 people | 22,955 people | 25,739 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,385 people | 25,844 people | 26,752 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,788 people | 26,668 people | 26,916 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 114 Seychelles 46,035 people compare
- 115 Reunion 37,806 people compare
- 116 Puerto Rico 34,359 people compare
- 118 Sweden 25,372 people compare
- 119 Turks and Caicos Islands 24,640 people compare
- 120 French Guiana 23,950 people compare
More environment data for French Polynesia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.84 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0281 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0738 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0419 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in French Polynesia?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in French Polynesia was 26,916 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 26,916 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,955 people in 2000.
- How does French Polynesia rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- French Polynesia ranks 117th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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 safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.