Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Papua New Guinea

Access to clean water in Papua New Guinea in 2024 — 53.3%. Ranked 197 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 23.5 pp.

2024 53.3% +1 pp vs 2023
World rank 197of 202
Period maximum 53.3%2024
Period minimum 29.7%2004

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Papua New Guinea, 2000–202420304050602000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 29.8%2001: 29.8%2002: 29.7%2003: 29.7%2004: 29.7%2005: 31.2%2006: 32.7%2007: 34.1%2008: 35.6%2009: 36.9%2010: 38.1%2011: 39.3%2012: 40.5%2013: 41.6%2014: 42.8%2015: 43.9%2016: 45%2017: 46.1%2018: 47.2%2019: 48.3%2020: 49.3%2021: 50.4%2022: 51.4%2023: 52.3%2024: 53.3%
Change over the period: +23.5 pp Annual average: 0.98 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 53.3%
World 91.5%
Melanesia computed 59.4%
Access to clean water — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 53.3 +1 pp
2023 52.3 +1 pp
2022 51.4 +1 pp
2021 50.4 +1 pp
2020 49.3 +1 pp
2019 48.3 +1.1 pp
2018 47.2 +1.1 pp
2017 46.1 +1.1 pp
2016 45 +1.1 pp
2015 43.9 +1.1 pp
2014 42.8 +1.1 pp
2013 41.6 +1.2 pp
2012 40.5 +1.2 pp
2011 39.3 +1.2 pp
2010 38.1 +1.2 pp
2009 36.9 +1.2 pp
2008 35.6 +1.5 pp
2007 34.1 +1.5 pp
2006 32.7 +1.5 pp
2005 31.2 +1.5 pp
2004 29.7 −0 pp
2003 29.7 −0 pp
2002 29.7 −0 pp
2001 29.8 −0 pp
2000 29.8

Melanesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.