Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Nauru
Nauru: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 1.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Nauru, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Nauru is 1.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Nauru peaked at 1.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2024.
Nauru ranks 108th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 210369.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 1.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More environment data for Nauru
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1992)
- Temperature change -0.737 °C (1993)
- Standard Deviation 0.589 °C (1992)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.94 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 2.44 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 2.35 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 1.94 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 6.89 % (2024)
- Total fisheries production 87,348 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 87,348 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Nauru?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Nauru was 1.6% 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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2024.
- How does Nauru rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Nauru ranks 108th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nauru 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion 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.