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.
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 |
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More environment data for Palau
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 86.68 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0388 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0039 Mt CO2e (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 faecal and priority chemical contamination.