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.
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 people | — |
| 2002 | 0 people | — |
| 2003 | 0 people | — |
| 2004 | 0 people | — |
| 2005 | 0 people | — |
| 2006 | 0 people | — |
| 2007 | 0.1419 people | — |
| 2008 | 0.6475 people | +356.4% |
| 2009 | 1.17 people | +81.4% |
| 2010 | 1.72 people | +46.6% |
| 2011 | 2.29 people | +32.8% |
| 2012 | 2.83 people | +23.7% |
| 2013 | 3.33 people | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 3.81 people | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 4.27 people | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 4.71 people | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 5.09 people | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 5.39 people | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 5.65 people | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 5.88 people | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 6.08 people | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 6.25 people | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 6.37 people | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 6.09 people | -4.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Cook Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +356.4% | 0.1419 people | 0.6475 people |
| 2009 | +81.4% | 0.6475 people | 1.17 people |
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
- 138 Armenia 0 people compare
- 138 Australia 0 people compare
- 138 Austria 0 people
- 138 Belgium 0 people
- 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
- 138 Estonia 0 people compare
- 138 Finland 0 people
- 138 France 0 people
- 138 Germany 0 people
- 138 Greece 0 people compare
- 138 Greenland 0 people
- 138 Hungary 0 people compare
- 138 Iceland 0 people
- 138 Israel 0 people
- 138 Luxembourg 0 people
- 138 Maldives 0 people compare
- 138 Malta 0 people
- 138 Netherlands 0 people
- 138 New Zealand 0 people
- 138 Norway 0 people
- 138 Palestine 0 people compare
- 138 Paraguay 0 people compare
- 138 Romania 0 people
- 138 Saint Lucia 0 people compare
- 138 San Marino 0 people
- 138 Slovakia 0 people
- 138 Spain 0 people
- 138 Switzerland 0 people
- 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
- 138 United States 0 people compare
- 138 Uruguay 0 people compare
More environment data for Cook Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.214 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.886 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 6.54 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -8.44 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.32 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth -8.44 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 3.91 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 1.78 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.78 % (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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About this data
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.