Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Palau
Palau: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 99.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 177 countries
All-time high
99.1%
in 2022
All-time low
98.6%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Palau, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Palau recorded 99.1% for population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Palau peaked at 99.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 98.6%, in 2000.
Palau ranks 51st of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.6% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.8% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 48 Bhutan 99.3% compare
- 49 Wallis and Futuna 99.3% compare
- 50 Paraguay 99.1% compare
- 52 Trinidad and Tobago 99.0% compare
- 53 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 54 Bangladesh 98.8% 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 population using at least basic drinking-water services in Palau?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Palau was 99.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.6% in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Palau ranks 51st out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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