Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Palau
Palau: Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas was 97.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 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
The most recent figure for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Palau is 97.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Palau peaked at 97.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2000.
That places Palau 19th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.0% | — |
| 2001 | 71.3% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 72.6% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 73.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 75.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 76.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 77.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 78.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 80.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 82.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 83.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 85.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 86.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 88.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 91.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 95.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 96.4% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 97.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 98% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Palau's 97.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.2%, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.7% | 70.0% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 82.6% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 95.2% | 97.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
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 using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Palau?
- Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Palau was 97.7% 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas?
- Palau ranks 19th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.