Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — New Caledonia

Safely managed drinking water in New Caledonia in 2024 — 96.9%. Ranked 42 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 9.8 pp.

2024 96.9% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 42of 148
Period maximum 96.9%2021
Period minimum 87%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — New Caledonia, 2000–20248587.59092.59597.52000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 87%2001: 87%2002: 87%2003: 87.7%2004: 88.4%2005: 89%2006: 89.7%2007: 90.4%2008: 91%2009: 91.7%2010: 92.4%2011: 93.1%2012: 93.8%2013: 94.4%2014: 95.1%2015: 95.5%2016: 95.7%2017: 96%2018: 96.2%2019: 96.4%2020: 96.6%2021: 96.9%2022: 96.9%2023: 96.9%2024: 96.9%
Change over the period: +9.8 pp Annual average: 0.41 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

New Caledonia 96.9%
World 73.7%
Melanesia computed 47.6%
High-income countries computed 95.4%
Safely managed drinking water — New Caledonia, by year New Caledonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 96.9 +0 pp
2023 96.9 +0 pp
2022 96.9 +0 pp
2021 96.9 +0.2 pp
2020 96.6 +0.2 pp
2019 96.4 +0.2 pp
2018 96.2 +0.2 pp
2017 96 +0.2 pp
2016 95.7 +0.2 pp
2015 95.5 +0.4 pp
2014 95.1 +0.7 pp
2013 94.4 +0.7 pp
2012 93.8 +0.7 pp
2011 93.1 +0.7 pp
2010 92.4 +0.7 pp
2009 91.7 +0.7 pp
2008 91 +0.7 pp
2007 90.4 +0.7 pp
2006 89.7 +0.7 pp
2005 89 +0.7 pp
2004 88.4 +0.7 pp
2003 87.7 +0.7 pp
2002 87 +0 pp
2001 87 +0 pp
2000 87

Melanesia, 2024

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

NC New Caledonia 96.9 FJ Fiji 42.1 VU Vanuatu 19.2

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed drinking water — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Three requirements at once: the source is improved and located in the dwelling or on the plot, water is available when it is needed, and it is free of contamination. It is this indicator that is written into Sustainable Development Goal 6.1, whereas the better-known “basic access” requires only an improved source within half an hour's walk — the gap between the two measures in some countries exceeds forty percentage points.

Important: Stricter than basic access on three counts at once. There are fewer territories than for the basic indicator: testing for contamination requires laboratory data, which are not available everywhere.

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