People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural was 46.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Vanuatu stood at 46.8%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Vanuatu peaked at 50.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46.8%, in 2024.
Vanuatu ranks 131st of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.5% | — |
| 2001 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 50.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 48.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 47.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 47.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 47.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 47.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 46.8% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.3% | 49.6% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 47.7% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 46.8% | 47.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Vanuatu?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Vanuatu was 46.8% 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 sanitation services, rural recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- Vanuatu ranks 131st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.