New Caledonia - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in New Caledonia was 99.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.31 in 2020, while its lowest value was 95.10 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 95.10
2001 95.10
2002 95.10
2003 95.34
2004 95.57
2005 95.81
2006 96.04
2007 96.27
2008 96.51
2009 96.74
2010 96.97
2011 97.21
2012 97.44
2013 97.67
2014 97.91
2015 98.14
2016 98.37
2017 98.61
2018 98.84
2019 99.07
2020 99.31

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention