Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Palau
Palau: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 99.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Palau, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Palau stood at 99.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Palau peaked at 99.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 98.6%, in 2000.
Palau ranks 51st of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.6% | — |
| 2001 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 99.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Palau's 99.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.4%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.6% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.8% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 48 Bhutan 99.3% compare
- 49 Wallis and Futuna 99.3% compare
- 50 Paraguay 99.1% compare
- 52 Trinidad and Tobago 99.0% compare
- 53 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 54 Bangladesh 98.8% 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Palau?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Palau was 99.1% 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 of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.6% in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Palau ranks 51st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau 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 of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.