Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources was 60.56 in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Papua New Guinea, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Papua New Guinea is 60.56, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Papua New Guinea peaked at 60.56 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.24, in 2004.
That places Papua New Guinea 229th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 | 32.49 | 30.24 | 37.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.99 | 39.2 | 52.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.47 | 54.38 | 60.56 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 226 Equatorial Guinea 67.62 compare
- 227 Chad 64.76 compare
- 228 Central African Republic 63.3 compare
- 230 Madagascar 60.35 compare
- 231 Democratic Republic of the Congo 59.8 compare
More population data for Papua New Guinea
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.048 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.15 million (2100)
- Population density 41.16 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.048 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5424 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.58 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 14,910 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.58 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.07 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 7,732 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Papua New Guinea?
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Papua New Guinea was 60.56 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 60.56 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.24 in 2004.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 229th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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