Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 48.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Papua New Guinea stood at 48.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Papua New Guinea peaked at 48.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 165th of 177 countries on this measure, 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 | 24.0% | 21.5% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 31.1% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 43.9% | 48.3% | 5 |
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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 population using at least basic drinking-water services in Papua New Guinea?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Papua New Guinea was 48.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 165th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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