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.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22,955 people | — |
| 2001 | 23,314 people | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 23,666 people | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 24,035 people | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 24,418 people | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 24,786 people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 25,141 people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 25,448 people | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 25,634 people | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 25,739 people | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 25,844 people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 25,953 people | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 26,083 people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 26,240 people | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 26,398 people | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 26,540 people | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 26,665 people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 26,752 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 26,726 people | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 26,651 people | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 26,668 people | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 26,724 people | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 26,780 people | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 26,850 people | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 26,916 people | +0.2% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 26,916 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 30,638 people, 88% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 26,916 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97,987 people, 27% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
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
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.863 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Area 2.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 7.33 kg/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.73 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 24.58 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 85.81 % (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.