Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Palau
Palau: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 57.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Palau, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using safely managed drinking-water services in Palau is 57.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Palau peaked at 57.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2000.
Palau ranks 32nd of 85 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.
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.5% | — |
| 2001 | 54.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 55.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 55.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 55.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 56.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 56.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 56.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 57.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 57.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 57.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 57.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 57.3% | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 57.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.1%, 60% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Palau's 57.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25.2%, 2.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.0% | 54.5% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 55.8% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 57.1% | 57.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More environment data for Palau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 14.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 5 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 6.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.51 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in Palau?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Palau was 57.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Palau ranks 32nd out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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