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GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation in New Zealand

New Zealand: GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation was 0.857 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.857 5 year moving average
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
87th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1 5 year moving average
in 2019
All-time low
0.6 5 year moving average
in 2010
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation in New Zealand, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.812004201320232004: 0.75 5 year moving average2005: 0.75 5 year moving average2006: 0.75 5 year moving average2007: 0.75 5 year moving average2008: 0.75 5 year moving average2009: 0.75 5 year moving average2010: 0.6 5 year moving average2011: 0.6 5 year moving average2012: 0.6 5 year moving average2013: 0.6 5 year moving average2014: 0.6 5 year moving average2015: 0.6 5 year moving average2016: 0.6 5 year moving average2017: 0.8 5 year moving average2018: 0.833 5 year moving average2019: 1 5 year moving average2020: 1 5 year moving average2021: 0.875 5 year moving average2022: 0.875 5 year moving average2023: 0.857 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

In 2023, goal 6: clean water and sanitation in New Zealand stood at 0.857 5 year moving average.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 6: clean water and sanitation in New Zealand peaked at 1 5 year moving average in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6 5 year moving average, in 2010.

That places New Zealand 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation in New Zealand, year by year

Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0.75 5 year moving average —
2005 0.75 5 year moving average +0.0%
2006 0.75 5 year moving average +0.0%
2007 0.75 5 year moving average +0.0%
2008 0.75 5 year moving average +0.0%
2009 0.75 5 year moving average +0.0%
2010 0.6 5 year moving average -20.0%
2011 0.6 5 year moving average +0.0%
2012 0.6 5 year moving average +0.0%
2013 0.6 5 year moving average +0.0%
2014 0.6 5 year moving average +0.0%
2015 0.6 5 year moving average +0.0%
2016 0.6 5 year moving average +0.0%
2017 0.8 5 year moving average +33.3%
2018 0.833 5 year moving average +4.1%
2019 1 5 year moving average +20.0%
2020 1 5 year moving average +0.0%
2021 0.875 5 year moving average -12.5%
2022 0.875 5 year moving average +0.0%
2023 0.857 5 year moving average -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.75 5 year moving average 0.75 5 year moving average 0.75 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.6833 5 year moving average 0.6 5 year moving average 1 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.9018 5 year moving average 0.857 5 year moving average 1 5 year moving average 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 6: clean water and sanitation in New Zealand?
Goal 6: clean water and sanitation in New Zealand was 0.857 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 6: clean water and sanitation recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 1 5 year moving average in 2019.
What is the lowest goal 6: clean water and sanitation recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6 5 year moving average in 2010.
How does New Zealand rank for goal 6: clean water and sanitation?
New Zealand ranks 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 6: clean water and sanitation rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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