Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Palau
Palau: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 100 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Palau, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Palau stood at 100 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Palau peaked at 100 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 99 %, in 2000.
Palau ranks 1st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99 % | — |
| 2001 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 % | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 % | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 100 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 100 %, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Palau's 100 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98 %, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99 % | 99 % | 99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8 % | 99 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Palau
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 14.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Area 0.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 9.35 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 2.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 53.49 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 5 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 6.98 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Palau?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Palau was 100 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 99 % in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Palau ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.