People not using safely managed drinking water sources in New Zealand
New Zealand: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in New Zealand, 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
In 2024, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in New Zealand stood at 0 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in New Zealand peaked at 645,327 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2022.
That places New Zealand 152nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 602,030 people | — |
| 2001 | 607,365 people | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 616,629 people | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 627,782 people | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 637,353 people | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 645,327 people | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 611,638 people | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 576,265 people | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 539,730 people | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 502,896 people | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 465,336 people | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 426,092 people | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 385,644 people | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 345,651 people | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 306,658 people | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 267,581 people | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 227,185 people | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 184,707 people | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 140,024 people | -24.2% |
| 2019 | 93,623 people | -33.1% |
| 2020 | 45,412 people | -51.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3897 people | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 30,638 people. (68 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97,987 people. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using safely managed drinking water sources in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -100.0% | 45,412 people | 0.3897 people |
| 2022 | -100.0% | 0.3897 people | 0 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 596,702 people | 502,896 people | 645,327 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 284,250 people | 93,623 people | 465,336 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,082 people | 0 people | 45,412 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 149 Saint Helena 84.09 people compare
- 150 Isle of Man 75.24 people compare
- 151 San Marino 0.0026 people compare
- 152 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 people compare
- 152 Gibraltar 0 people
- 152 Hong Kong 0 people compare
- 152 Hungary 0 people compare
- 152 Iceland 0 people compare
- 152 Kuwait 0 people
- 152 Liechtenstein 0 people
- 152 Macao 0 people compare
- 152 Monaco 0 people
- 152 Saint Barthelemy 0 people compare
- 152 Singapore 0 people
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in New Zealand?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in New Zealand was 0 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 Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 645,327 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- New Zealand ranks 152nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.