Pacific island small states - Access to basic drinking water services

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

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Pacific island small states was 78.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 83.66 in 2001, while its lowest value was 78.27 in 2020.

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 83.51
2001 83.66
2002 83.60
2003 83.52
2004 83.44
2005 83.16
2006 82.83
2007 82.52
2008 82.20
2009 81.87
2010 81.53
2011 81.17
2012 80.80
2013 80.42
2014 80.04
2015 79.67
2016 79.30
2017 78.91
2018 78.41
2019 78.33
2020 78.27

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

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Pacific island small states was 95.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 95.98 in 2020, while its lowest value was 94.80 in 2001.

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 95.29
2001 94.80
2002 94.84
2003 94.86
2004 94.89
2005 94.98
2006 95.09
2007 95.19
2008 95.30
2009 95.40
2010 95.48
2011 95.55
2012 95.62
2013 95.69
2014 95.75
2015 95.82
2016 95.88
2017 95.94
2018 95.95
2019 95.96
2020 95.98

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Pacific island small states was 85.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 87.51 in 2002, while its lowest value was 85.36 in 2020.

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 87.42
2001 87.50
2002 87.51
2003 87.49
2004 87.48
2005 87.38
2006 87.25
2007 87.14
2008 87.04
2009 86.92
2010 86.79
2011 86.65
2012 86.50
2013 86.34
2014 86.18
2015 86.03
2016 85.88
2017 85.72
2018 85.48
2019 85.48
2020 85.36

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention