Population using at least basic sanitation services in Palau
Palau: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 98.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Palau, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic sanitation services in Palau stood at 98.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Palau peaked at 98.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 82.2%, in 2000.
Palau ranks 41st of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 85.5% | 82.2% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 89.6% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.0% | 98.4% | 5 |
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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 sanitation services in Palau?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Palau was 98.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.2% in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Palau ranks 41st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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