Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Niue
Niue: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 1.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Niue, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niue recorded 1.9% for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Niue peaked at 1.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
Niue ranks 103rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niue
More environment data for Niue
- Forest area 18,870 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 38.67 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 1.04 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 3.2 µg/m³ (2024)
- Emissions of ozone-depleting substances 0 ODP tonnes (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Niue?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Niue was 1.9% 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 Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Niue rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Niue ranks 103rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niue 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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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.