People using at least a basic drinking water source in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 291,289 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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
In 2024, people using at least a basic drinking water source in New Caledonia stood at 291,289 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in New Caledonia peaked at 291,289 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 212,177 people, in 2000.
That places New Caledonia 180th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 231,250 people | 212,177 people | 248,860 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 272,066 people | 253,661 people | 280,974 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 286,344 people | 282,202 people | 291,289 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 179 French Guiana 292,603 people compare
- 181 Vanuatu 285,560 people compare
- 182 French Polynesia 281,807 people compare
- 183 Barbados 280,102 people compare
More environment data for New Caledonia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 5.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 18.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.1342 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0058 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1974 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0495 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in New Caledonia?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in New Caledonia was 291,289 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 New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 291,289 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 212,177 people in 2000.
- How does New Caledonia rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- New Caledonia ranks 180th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.