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Papua New Guinea: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban

84.36percent · 2024-0.3% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Papua New Guinea from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202484.357
202384.384
202284.411
202184.437
202084.462
201984.487
201884.511
201784.534
201684.557
201584.58
201484.601
201384.623
201284.643
201184.663
201084.682
200984.701
200884.719
200784.569
200684.419
200584.269
200484.118
200384.118
200284.118
200184.118
200084.118

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services, urban. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-zs (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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