People using at least a basic drinking water source in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 5.64 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Papua New Guinea, 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
Papua New Guinea recorded 5.64 million people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Papua New Guinea peaked at 5.64 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.65 million people, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 111th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.07 million people | 1.65 million people | 2.73 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.76 million people | 2.91 million people | 4.64 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.24 million people | 4.84 million people | 5.64 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 10.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.02 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4503 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4689 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0104 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.8618 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Papua New Guinea?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Papua New Guinea was 5.64 million 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.64 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 million people in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 111th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.