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Reading no. 2026/081

EnvironmentObserved dataAnnual fixture: World Water Day

Access to a basic drinking water service in the Pacific

100.0%

Indo-Pacific

New ZealandFrench PolynesiaAustraliaNew CaledoniaPalauGuamSamoaTonga

Share of the population with a basic drinking water service, the ten highest Indo-Pacific territories.

  1. New Zealand100.0
  2. French Polynesia100.0
  3. Australia100.0
  4. New Caledonia99.5
  5. Palau99.5
  6. Guam99.5
  7. Samoa99.4
  8. Tonga98.9
  9. Tuvalu98.7
  10. Nauru97.8

The tenth territory stands at 97.8%, the last of the full ranking at 53.3%.

Observation
Territories with a value
17
Last of the full ranking
Papua New Guinea, 53.3% (2024)
Micronesia
89.9% (2020)

Method

Latest available year per territory, bounded at 2024: 2024 except Micronesia (2020, not displayed). Ten highest values among the 17 territories with a value. The main value is that of the first rank.

Source

Nature

Observed data

Value read at the source and reproduced without processing.

Recurring annual series. This reading is published every year on this date.

Confidence

Medium

See also

2025/081 · 22 Mar100.0%Access to a basic drinking water service in the Pacific2024/275 · 1 Oct17.1%Share of people aged 65 and over in the population, Pacific2026/274 · 1 Oct18.1%Share of population aged 65 and over, Pacific2026/265 · 22 Sep78.9yearsLife expectancy at birth in the Pacific

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