Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in New Caledonia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 0.5% for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in New Caledonia peaked at 4.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.
New Caledonia ranks 143rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.3% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 5 |
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More environment data for New Caledonia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 5.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 18.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.1342 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0058 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1974 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0495 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in New Caledonia?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in New Caledonia was 0.5% 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 New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
- How does New Caledonia rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- New Caledonia ranks 143rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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.