People using at least a basic drinking water source in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 13,672 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Cook Islands, 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Cook Islands stood at 13,672 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Cook Islands peaked at 17,656 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13,672 people, in 2024.
Cook Islands ranks 221st of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15,854 people | — |
| 2001 | 15,235 people | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 14,967 people | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 15,027 people | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 15,078 people | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 15,132 people | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 15,206 people | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 15,495 people | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 15,980 people | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 16,474 people | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 16,974 people | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 17,453 people | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 17,656 people | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 17,594 people | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 17,515 people | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 17,423 people | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 17,303 people | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 17,012 people | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 16,557 people | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 16,085 people | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 15,595 people | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 15,130 people | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 14,668 people | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 14,163 people | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 13,672 people | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,445 people | 14,967 people | 16,474 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,157 people | 16,085 people | 17,656 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,646 people | 13,672 people | 15,595 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 218 Saint Martin (French Part) 26,109 people compare
- 219 Palau 17,612 people compare
- 220 Anguilla 14,062 people compare
- 222 Nauru 11,689 people compare
- 223 Saint Barthelemy 11,258 people compare
- 224 Wallis and Futuna 11,196 people compare
More environment data for Cook Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.214 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.886 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 6.54 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -8.44 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.32 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth -8.44 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 3.91 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 1.78 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.78 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Cook Islands?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Cook Islands was 13,672 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 17,656 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,672 people in 2024.
- How does Cook Islands rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Cook Islands ranks 221st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cook Islands 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.