Share using safely managed drinking water in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Share using safely managed drinking water was 90.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share using safely managed drinking water in French Polynesia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 90.4% for share using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in French Polynesia peaked at 90.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 90.4%, in 2000.
French Polynesia ranks 73rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share using safely managed drinking water in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.4% | — |
| 2001 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 90.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 92% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 90.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.6%, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.4% | 90.4% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 90.4% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 90.4% | 90.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More environment data for French Polynesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.863 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Area 2.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 7.33 kg/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.73 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 24.58 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 85.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share using safely managed drinking water in French Polynesia?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in French Polynesia was 90.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.4% in 2000.
- How does French Polynesia rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- French Polynesia ranks 73rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.