Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Tokelau
Tokelau: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Tokelau, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Tokelau is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Tokelau peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 97.2%, in 2000.
Tokelau ranks 1st of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.9% | 97.2% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.6% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More environment data for Tokelau
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 2.55 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 4 µg/m³ (2024)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 1.1 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 100.0% (2024)
- Share of the population using improved water sources 100.0% (2024)
- People not using improved drinking water sources 0 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Tokelau?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Tokelau was 100.0% 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 Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 2000.
- How does Tokelau rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Tokelau ranks 1st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tokelau 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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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.