GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation in Palau
Palau: GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation was 0.429 5 year moving average in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.429 5 year moving average
Change on year
down 14.2%
World rank
185th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.5 5 year moving average
in 2005
All-time low
0.25 5 year moving average
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023
GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation in Palau, 2004–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.429 5 year moving average for goal 6: clean water and sanitation in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goal 6: clean water and sanitation in Palau peaked at 0.5 5 year moving average in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.25 5 year moving average, in 2004.
Palau ranks 185th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation in Palau, year by year
| Year | 5 year moving average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.25 5 year moving average | — |
| 2005 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4 5 year moving average | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.333 5 year moving average | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 0.333 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +50.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.429 5 year moving average | -14.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.429 5 year moving average is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.714 5 year moving average, 60% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.429 5 year moving average is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.714 5 year moving average, 60% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4583 5 year moving average | 0.25 5 year moving average | 0.5 5 year moving average | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3866 5 year moving average | 0.333 5 year moving average | 0.4 5 year moving average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4823 5 year moving average | 0.429 5 year moving average | 0.5 5 year moving average | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 185 Andorra 0.429 5 year moving average compare
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- 185 Bermuda 0.429 5 year moving average compare
- 185 Micronesia (country) 0.429 5 year moving average compare
- 185 Monaco 0.429 5 year moving average compare
- 185 Nauru 0.429 5 year moving average compare
- 185 Puerto Rico 0.429 5 year moving average compare
- 185 Samoa 0.429 5 year moving average compare
- 185 San Marino 0.429 5 year moving average compare
- 185 Tonga 0.429 5 year moving average compare
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
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- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 160.77 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goal 6: clean water and sanitation in Palau?
- Goal 6: clean water and sanitation in Palau was 0.429 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2005.
- What is the lowest goal 6: clean water and sanitation recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 5 year moving average in 2004.
- How does Palau rank for goal 6: clean water and sanitation?
- Palau ranks 185th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goal 6: clean water and sanitation rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau 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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SDG Goal 6 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database