Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Nauru
Nauru: Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas was 18.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 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 using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Nauru is 18.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Nauru peaked at 18.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2000.
That places Nauru 101st out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.7% | 18.6% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 98 Democratic Republic of Congo 24.2% compare
- 99 Nepal 23.6% compare
- 100 Kiribati 20.9% compare
- 102 Chad 17.6% compare
- 103 Sierra Leone 12.5% compare
- 104 Central African Republic 11.3% compare
More environment data for Nauru
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.1172 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Nauru?
- Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Nauru was 18.7% 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 using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2000.
- How does Nauru rank for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas?
- Nauru ranks 101st out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.