People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Nauru
Nauru: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 9,717 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed 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
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Nauru is 9,717 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Nauru peaked at 9,717 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,142 people, in 2008.
Nauru ranks 129th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,186 people | 8,142 people | 8,272 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,798 people | 8,170 people | 9,425 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,594 people | 9,470 people | 9,717 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Nauru
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.1172 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Nauru?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Nauru was 9,717 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 9,717 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,142 people in 2008.
- How does Nauru rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Nauru ranks 129th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 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.