Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 96.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in New Caledonia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in New Caledonia is 96.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in New Caledonia peaked at 96.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 87.0%, in 2000.
New Caledonia ranks 43rd of 150 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 | 88.9% | 87.0% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 92.4% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.6% | 96.9% | 5 |
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More environment data for New Caledonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 7.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.314 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 358 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 333 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 51.1 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 528 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in New Caledonia?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in New Caledonia was 96.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.0% in 2000.
- How does New Caledonia rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- New Caledonia ranks 43rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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