People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 41.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
41.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 97 countries
All-time high
41.0%
in 2016
All-time low
12.3%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Viet Nam, 2000–2017

102030402000200820172000: 12.3 lowest2001: 14.1 lowest2002: 15.9 lowest2003: 17.7 lowest2004: 19.5 lowest2005: 21.3 lowest2006: 23.1 lowest2007: 24.9 lowest2008: 26.7 lowest2009: 28.5 lowest2010: 30.2 lowest2011: 32 lowest2012: 33.8 lowest2013: 35.6 lowest2014: 37.4 lowest2015: 39.2 lowest2016: 41 lowest2017: 41 lowest

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

Analysis

In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Viet Nam stood at 41.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 65.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Viet Nam peaked at 41.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2000.

That places Viet Nam 49th 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Viet Nam, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 12.3%
2001 14.1% +14.6%
2002 15.9% +12.7%
2003 17.7% +11.3%
2004 19.5% +10.1%
2005 21.3% +9.2%
2006 23.1% +8.4%
2007 24.9% +7.8%
2008 26.7% +7.2%
2009 28.5% +6.7%
2010 30.2% +6.3%
2011 32.0% +5.9%
2012 33.8% +5.6%
2013 35.6% +5.3%
2014 37.4% +5.0%
2015 39.2% +4.8%
2016 41.0% +4.6%
2017 41.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.4% 12.3% 28.5% 10
2010s 36.3% 30.2% 41.0% 8

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 46 Suriname 44.1% compare
  2. 47 Indonesia 41.9% compare
  3. 48 Eswatini 41.8% compare
  4. 50 Mongolia 36.8% compare
  5. 51 Burundi 32.1% compare
  6. 52 Afghanistan 30.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Viet Nam?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Viet Nam was 41.0% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2000.
How does Viet Nam rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
Viet Nam ranks 49th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of 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, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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