People using at least a basic drinking water source in Palau
Palau: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 17,612 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Palau, 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 Palau stood at 17,612 people.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Palau peaked at 19,696 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 17,553 people, in 2013.
That places Palau 219th out of 231 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19,273 people | 18,601 people | 19,696 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,765 people | 17,553 people | 18,292 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,667 people | 17,612 people | 17,706 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 216 Marshall Islands 32,834 people compare
- 217 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 30,675 people compare
- 218 Saint Martin (French part) 26,109 people compare
- 220 Anguilla 14,062 people compare
- 221 Cook Islands 13,672 people compare
- 222 Nauru 11,689 people compare
More environment data for Palau
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 86.68 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0388 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0039 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Palau?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Palau was 17,612 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 19,696 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,553 people in 2013.
- How does Palau rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Palau ranks 219th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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.