Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Palau

Palau: Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to was 87.22 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
87.22
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
42nd
of 222 countries
All-time high
87.22
in 2024
All-time low
61.79
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Palau, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 61.82001: 62.72002: 63.72003: 64.62004: 66.12005: 67.42006: 68.82007: 70.12008: 71.42009: 72.72010: 73.92011: 75.22012: 76.42013: 77.52014: 78.72015: 79.82016: 80.92017: 822018: 83.12019: 84.12020: 85.12021: 86.12022: 87.12023: 87.12024: 87.2

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Palau recorded 87.22 for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Palau peaked at 87.22 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.79, in 2000.

Palau ranks 42nd of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 66.94 61.79 72.69 10
2010s 79.16 73.94 84.09 10
2020s 86.52 85.1 87.22 5

Countries ranked near Palau

  1. 39 Sweden 88.36 compare
  2. 40 Greece 87.64 compare
  3. 41 Bahrain 87.43 compare
  4. 43 Bulgaria 86.78 compare
  5. 44 United States 86.74 compare
  6. 45 Norway 86.19 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Palau?
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Palau was 87.22 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Palau?
The highest recorded value was 87.22 in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Palau?
The lowest recorded value was 61.79 in 2000.
How does Palau rank for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to?
Palau ranks 42nd out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to rising or falling in Palau?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palau data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks (Sanitation)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
283 places, 6,880 data points, 2000–2024
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