People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 96.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
96.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
37th
of 97 countries
All-time high
96.0%
in 2016
All-time low
91.4%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Viet Nam, 2000–2017

0204060801002000200820172000: 91.4 lowest2001: 91.6 lowest2002: 91.9 lowest2003: 92.2 lowest2004: 92.5 lowest2005: 92.8 lowest2006: 93.1 lowest2007: 93.4 lowest2008: 93.7 lowest2009: 93.9 lowest2010: 94.2 lowest2011: 94.5 lowest2012: 94.8 lowest2013: 95.1 lowest2014: 95.4 lowest2015: 95.7 lowest2016: 96 lowest2017: 96 lowest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

Viet Nam recorded 96.0% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Viet Nam peaked at 96.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 91.4%, in 2000.

That places Viet Nam 37th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest) in Viet Nam, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 91.4%
2001 91.6% +0.3%
2002 91.9% +0.3%
2003 92.2% +0.3%
2004 92.5% +0.3%
2005 92.8% +0.3%
2006 93.1% +0.3%
2007 93.4% +0.3%
2008 93.7% +0.3%
2009 93.9% +0.3%
2010 94.2% +0.3%
2011 94.5% +0.3%
2012 94.8% +0.3%
2013 95.1% +0.3%
2014 95.4% +0.3%
2015 95.7% +0.3%
2016 96.0% +0.3%
2017 96.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 92.7% 91.4% 93.9% 10
2010s 95.2% 94.2% 96.0% 8

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 34 Albania 96.8% compare
  2. 35 El Salvador 96.8% compare
  3. 36 Colombia 96.4% compare
  4. 38 Dominican Republic 95.4% compare
  5. 39 Algeria 94.9% compare
  6. 40 Yemen 94.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Viet Nam?
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Viet Nam was 96.0% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 91.4% in 2000.
How does Viet Nam rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
Viet Nam ranks 37th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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