Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Palau
Palau: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Palau, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palau 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.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Palau peaked at 0.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2024.
That places Palau 142nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 61309.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2%, 39% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 139 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5% compare
- 140 Bangladesh 0.5% compare
- 141 Guam 0.5% compare
- 143 New Caledonia 0.5% compare
- 144 Mexico 0.5% compare
- 145 Slovenia 0.4% compare
More environment data for Palau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 14.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 5 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 6.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.51 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Palau?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Palau 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- How does Palau rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Palau ranks 142nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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.