New Zealand
Capital: Wellington · High income · Pop. 5.3 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In New Zealand, 100% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate).
Sanitation tracks closely: 88.8% use safely managed sanitation services and 100% have at least a basic service (2024).
New Zealand has about 64,349 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 3% of those internal resources annually (low water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 65% of New Zealand's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in New Zealand have safe drinking water?
100% of New Zealand's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data.
Does New Zealand have enough freshwater?
New Zealand has roughly 64,349 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 3% of it annually (low stress).