People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 6.09 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Cook Islands, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Cook Islands is 6.09 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Cook Islands peaked at 6.37 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2000.
Cook Islands ranks 136th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1964 people | 0 people | 1.17 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.91 people | 1.72 people | 5.65 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.13 people | 5.88 people | 6.37 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 133 Turks and Caicos Islands 80.18 people compare
- 134 Marshall Islands 57.78 people compare
- 135 Palau 27.5 people compare
- 137 Tuvalu 3.29 people compare
- 138 Andorra 0 people compare
- 138 Armenia 0 people compare
- 138 Australia 0 people compare
- 138 Austria 0 people compare
- 138 Belgium 0 people compare
- 138 Bhutan 0 people compare
- 138 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people compare
- 138 Brazil 0 people compare
- 138 Costa Rica 0 people compare
- 138 Denmark 0 people compare
- 138 Estonia 0 people compare
- 138 Finland 0 people compare
- 138 France 0 people compare
- 138 Germany 0 people compare
- 138 Greece 0 people compare
- 138 Greenland 0 people compare
- 138 Hungary 0 people compare
- 138 Iceland 0 people compare
- 138 Israel 0 people compare
- 138 Maldives 0 people compare
- 138 Netherlands 0 people compare
- 138 New Zealand 0 people compare
- 138 Norway 0 people compare
- 138 Palestine 0 people compare
- 138 Paraguay 0 people compare
- 138 Romania 0 people compare
- 138 Saint Lucia 0 people compare
- 138 San Marino 0 people compare
- 138 Slovakia 0 people compare
- 138 Spain 0 people compare
- 138 Switzerland 0 people compare
- 138 Syria 0 people compare
- 138 Thailand 0 people compare
- 138 Tokelau 0 people compare
- 138 Turkmenistan 0 people compare
- 138 United Arab Emirates 0 people compare
- 138 United Kingdom 0 people compare
- 138 United States 0 people compare
- 138 Uruguay 0 people compare
More environment data for Cook Islands
- Forest area 15,590 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 616.51 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 1.14 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 3.3 µg/m³ (2024)
- Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population 99.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Cook Islands?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Cook Islands was 6.09 people 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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.37 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2000.
- How does Cook Islands rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Cook Islands ranks 136th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cook Islands 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 People in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.