Basic drinking water access in Papua New Guinea
53.3% of people in Papua New Guinea used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Papua New Guinea, 2024
53.3%
Change from 2023
+1.0percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Position in 2024
197th of 202
Basic drinking water access in Papua New Guinea 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.
| Period | Papua New Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53.3% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 52.3% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 51.4% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 50.4% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 48.3% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 45.0% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 40.5% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 35.6% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 32.7% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | 82.1% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | 81.6% |
| 2001 | 29.8% | 80.9% |
| 2000 | 29.8% | 80.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 52.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 42.8%, the figure has changed by +10.5 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Papua New Guinea has the 197th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.