Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Palau
Palau: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 90.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Palau, 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 Palau is 90.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Palau peaked at 90.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.4%, in 2000.
That places Palau 71st out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.4% | — |
| 2001 | 66.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 67.2% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 68.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 69.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 71.3% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 72.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 73.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 78.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 79.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 81.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 87.9% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 90.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.6%, 92% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Palau's 90.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.7%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.8% | 65.4% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 75.9% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 87.9% | 90.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 68 French Guiana 92.2% compare
- 69 Kazakhstan 91.5% compare
- 70 Oman 91.1% compare
- 72 Andorra 90.6% compare
- 73 American Samoa 90.5% compare
- 74 French Polynesia 90.4% compare
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 proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Palau?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Palau was 90.8% 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.4% in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Palau ranks 71st out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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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