Share using safely managed drinking water in Niue
Niue: Share using safely managed drinking water was 93.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share using safely managed drinking water in Niue, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share using safely managed drinking water in Niue is 93.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Niue peaked at 98.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 93.0%, in 2024.
That places Niue 64th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.3% | 98.1% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 94.8% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 93.0% | 94.4% | 5 |
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More environment data for Niue
- Forest area 18,870 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 38.67 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 1.04 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 3.2 µg/m³ (2024)
- Emissions of ozone-depleting substances 0 ODP tonnes (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share using safely managed drinking water in Niue?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Niue was 93.0% 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 Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.0% in 2024.
- How does Niue rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Niue ranks 64th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niue 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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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.