People not using safely managed drinking water sources in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 9,173 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in New Caledonia, 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
New Caledonia recorded 9,173 people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in New Caledonia peaked at 30,089 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8,941 people, in 2021.
That places New Caledonia 130th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28,905 people | — |
| 2001 | 29,502 people | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 30,089 people | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 29,097 people | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 28,010 people | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 26,792 people | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 25,483 people | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 24,128 people | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 22,718 people | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 21,287 people | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 19,873 people | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 18,438 people | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 16,938 people | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 15,368 people | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 13,682 people | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 12,735 people | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 12,103 people | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 11,464 people | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 10,820 people | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 10,178 people | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 9,553 people | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 8,941 people | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 9,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 9,087 people | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 9,173 people | +1.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 9,173 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 30,638 people, 30% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 9,173 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97,987 people, 9% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,601 people | 21,287 people | 30,089 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,160 people | 10,178 people | 19,873 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,151 people | 8,941 people | 9,553 people | 5 |
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More environment data for New Caledonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 7.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.314 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 358 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 396 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 51.1 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 10.36 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in New Caledonia?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in New Caledonia was 9,173 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 New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 30,089 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,941 people in 2021.
- How does New Caledonia rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- New Caledonia ranks 130th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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.