People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 4.02 million people in 2024. ▬ Flat
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Papua New Guinea, 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
Papua New Guinea recorded 4.02 million people for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4.54 million people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.76 million people, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.22 million people | 3.76 million people | 4.49 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.50 million people | 4.39 million people | 4.54 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.18 million people | 4.02 million people | 4.33 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 15 Afghanistan 6.49 million people compare
- 16 Uganda 5.95 million people compare
- 17 Angola 5.80 million people compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 3.92 million people compare
- 20 Cote d'Ivoire 3.75 million people compare
- 21 Zambia 3.56 million people compare
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 10.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.02 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4503 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4689 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0104 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.8618 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Papua New Guinea?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Papua New Guinea was 4.02 million 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.54 million people in 2013.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.76 million people in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 18th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.