Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in New Caledonia, 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 New Caledonia stood at 99.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in New Caledonia peaked at 99.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 95.1%, in 2000.
New Caledonia ranks 74th 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 | 95.8% | 95.1% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.0% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More environment data for New Caledonia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 5.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 18.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.1342 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0058 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1974 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0495 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in New Caledonia?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in New Caledonia was 99.5% 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 New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.1% in 2000.
- How does New Caledonia rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- New Caledonia ranks 74th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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.