People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Palau
Palau: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 27.5 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 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 people.
Analysis
Palau recorded 27.5 people for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Palau peaked at 78.93 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 27.5 people, in 2024.
That places Palau 135th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.77 people | 57.6 people | 78.93 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.71 people | 33.75 people | 54.08 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.48 people | 27.5 people | 32.11 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 132 Wallis and Futuna 80.75 people compare
- 133 Turks and Caicos Islands 80.18 people compare
- 134 Marshall Islands 57.78 people compare
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- 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 Palau
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 86.68 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0388 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0039 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Palau?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Palau was 27.5 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 78.93 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5 people in 2024.
- How does Palau rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Palau ranks 135th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.