New Zealand - Access to safely managed drinking water services

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population)

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in New Zealand was 100.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 100.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 82.26 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. 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 82.26
2001 82.26
2002 82.26
2003 82.26
2004 82.26
2005 82.26
2006 83.59
2007 84.92
2008 86.24
2009 87.57
2010 88.90
2011 90.23
2012 91.56
2013 92.88
2014 94.21
2015 95.54
2016 96.87
2017 98.20
2018 99.52
2019 100.00
2020 100.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention