Basic drinking water access in Micronesia

89.9% of people in Micronesia used at least basic drinking water services in 2020.

Measure: People using at least basic drinking water services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2020 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Micronesia is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Micronesia, 2020 89.9% % of population
Change from 2019 0percentage points 2019: 89.9%
World, 2020 90.0% Official aggregate

Basic drinking water access in Micronesia over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period MicronesiaWorld
2024 – 91.5%
2023 – 91.2%
2022 – 90.9%
2021 – 90.4%
2020 89.9% 90.0%
2019 89.9% 89.6%
2018 89.9% 89.3%
2017 89.9% 88.9%
2016 89.9% 88.5%
2015 90.0% 88.1%
2014 90.1% 87.7%
2013 90.2% 87.3%
2012 90.4% 86.9%
2011 90.5% 86.5%
2010 90.6% 86.1%
2009 90.7% 85.7%
2008 90.8% 85.2%
2007 91.0% 84.8%
2006 91.1% 84.3%
2005 91.2% 83.9%
2004 91.3% 82.6%
2003 91.4% 82.1%
2002 91.6% 81.6%
2001 91.7% 80.9%
2000 91.8% 80.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2019.
  • Since 2010, when it was 90.6%, the figure has changed by −0.7 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2020 was 90.0%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.H2O.BASW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2020 for Micronesia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene