Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in New Zealand
New Zealand: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 100.0% for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in New Zealand peaked at 100.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 1st out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.4% | — |
| 2001 | 84.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 84.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 84.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 84.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 84.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 85.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 90.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 95.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.4% | 84.4% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 89.3% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.1% | 100.0% | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in New Zealand?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in New Zealand was 100.0% 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 Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- New Zealand ranks 1st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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