People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Tokelau
Tokelau: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Tokelau, 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
Tokelau recorded 0 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.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Tokelau peaked at 51.37 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2020.
Tokelau ranks 138th 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 Tokelau, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.37 people | — |
| 2001 | 49.23 people | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 45.94 people | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 41.78 people | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 37.72 people | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 33.75 people | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 30.22 people | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 27.67 people | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 25.63 people | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 23.56 people | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 21.46 people | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 19.36 people | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 17.72 people | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 15.96 people | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 13.51 people | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 10.85 people | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 8.32 people | -23.3% |
| 2017 | 6.15 people | -26.1% |
| 2018 | 3.94 people | -35.9% |
| 2019 | 1.34 people | -65.9% |
| 2020 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Tokelau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -100.0% | 1.34 people | 0 people |
| 2019 | -65.9% | 3.94 people | 1.34 people |
| 2018 | -35.9% | 6.15 people | 3.94 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.69 people | 23.56 people | 51.37 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.86 people | 1.34 people | 21.46 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tokelau
- 135 Palau 27.5 people compare
- 136 Cook Islands 6.09 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 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 Tokelau
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -26.09 % change on previous year (2010)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2010)
- Temperature change -0.572 °C (2010)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 0.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 50 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.24 ha/cap (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 0.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity 1,756 m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 484 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Tokelau?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Tokelau was 0 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 Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 51.37 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2020.
- How does Tokelau rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Tokelau ranks 138th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tokelau 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.