Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Nauru
Nauru: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 97.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Nauru, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Nauru stood at 97.8%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Nauru peaked at 98.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2024.
That places Nauru 114th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.3% | 98.3% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 98.0% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.8% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 111 Suriname 98.0% compare
- 112 Malaysia 97.9% compare
- 113 Iran 97.9% compare
- 115 Kazakhstan 97.8% compare
- 116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 97.7% compare
- 117 Seychelles 97.7% compare
More environment data for Nauru
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.1172 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Nauru?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Nauru was 97.8% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2024.
- How does Nauru rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Nauru ranks 114th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nauru 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.