Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Palau
Palau: Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved was 11.81 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Palau, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Palau recorded 11.81 for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Palau peaked at 30.52 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.81, in 2024.
Palau ranks 107th of 227 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.82 | 22.65 | 30.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.88 | 14.2 | 21.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.35 | 11.81 | 13.44 | 5 |
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More population data for Palau
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 16.69 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.2005 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7366 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.611 (2100)
- Population density 24.23 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 539 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.611 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.2005 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception, annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Palau?
- Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Palau was 11.81 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 30.52 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.81 in 2024.
- How does Palau rank for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved?
- Palau ranks 107th out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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