People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 urban in Vietnam

Vietnam: People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 urban was 99.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
99.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 97 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 2016
All-time low
99.2%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

0204060801002000200820172000: 99.22001: 99.22002: 99.22003: 99.32004: 99.32005: 99.42006: 99.42007: 99.52008: 99.52009: 99.62010: 99.62011: 99.72012: 99.72013: 99.72014: 99.82015: 99.82016: 99.92017: 99.9

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Vietnam is 99.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Vietnam peaked at 99.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 99.2%, in 2000.

That places Vietnam 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 urban in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Vietnam, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 99.2% —
2001 99.2% +0.0%
2002 99.2% +0.0%
2003 99.3% +0.0%
2004 99.3% +0.0%
2005 99.4% +0.0%
2006 99.4% +0.0%
2007 99.5% +0.0%
2008 99.5% +0.0%
2009 99.6% +0.0%
2010 99.6% +0.0%
2011 99.7% +0.0%
2012 99.7% +0.0%
2013 99.7% +0.0%
2014 99.8% +0.0%
2015 99.8% +0.0%
2016 99.9% +0.0%
2017 99.9% +0.0%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 99.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.6%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 99.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 99.6%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 99.4% 99.2% 99.6% 10
2010s 99.8% 99.6% 99.9% 8

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 18 Uruguay 99.9% compare
  2. 19 Costa Rica 99.9% compare
  3. 20 Armenia 99.9% compare
  4. 22 Egypt 99.8% compare
  5. 23 Bolivia 99.8% compare
  6. 24 Palestine 99.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Vietnam?
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Vietnam was 99.9% 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 Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2000.
How does Vietnam rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
Vietnam ranks 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Vietnam 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): Q3. 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): Q3
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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