People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Palau
Palau: People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate was -0.4971 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Palau, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Palau is -0.4971 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 94.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Palau peaked at -0.4971 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -19.48 % change on previous year, in 2022.
That places Palau 105th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Palau, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -2.6 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -2.89 % change on previous year | +11.1% |
| 2003 | -3.05 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2004 | -5.02 % change on previous year | +64.4% |
| 2005 | -5.98 % change on previous year | +19.1% |
| 2006 | -7.25 % change on previous year | +21.2% |
| 2007 | -7.79 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 2008 | -8.06 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 2009 | -8.38 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 2010 | -8.77 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 2011 | -9.15 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 2012 | -9.53 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 2013 | -8.96 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2014 | -8.51 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 2015 | -9.15 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 2016 | -9.95 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 2017 | -10.79 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 2018 | -11.82 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 2019 | -13.11 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 2020 | -14.59 % change on previous year | +11.3% |
| 2021 | -16.63 % change on previous year | +14.0% |
| 2022 | -19.48 % change on previous year | +17.1% |
| 2023 | -0.5118 % change on previous year | -97.4% |
| 2024 | -0.4971 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's -0.4971 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.2564 % change on previous year, 1.9× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Palau's -0.4971 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -1.92 % change on previous year, 26% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +97.4% | -19.48 % change on previous year | -0.5118 % change on previous year |
| 2004 | -64.4% | -3.05 % change on previous year | -5.02 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -5.67 % change on previous year | -8.38 % change on previous year | -2.6 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -9.97 % change on previous year | -13.11 % change on previous year | -8.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -10.34 % change on previous year | -19.48 % change on previous year | -0.4971 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 102 Estonia -0.3746 % change on previous year compare
- 103 Lithuania -0.3782 % change on previous year compare
- 104 Tonga -0.4558 % change on previous year compare
- 106 Bulgaria -0.5608 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Sierra Leone -0.7177 % change on previous year compare
- 108 Martinique -0.8114 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political opposition, 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 people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Palau?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Palau was -0.4971 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4971 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.48 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Palau rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate?
- Palau ranks 105th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.