People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban was 97.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 97.2% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Vanuatu peaked at 97.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 97.2%, in 2024.
That places Vanuatu 107th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.3% | — |
| 2001 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.4% | 97.3% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 97.3% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 97.2% | 97.3% | 5 |
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More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -0.3914 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 756 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Vanuatu?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Vanuatu was 97.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
- Vanuatu ranks 107th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.