People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 67.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Viet Nam, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Viet Nam is 67.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Viet Nam peaked at 67.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 2000.
That places Viet Nam 38th 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, urban (% of urban) in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.9% | — |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 53.6% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 54.8% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 58.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 59.6% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 60.7% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 61.9% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 63.1% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 65.5% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.2% | 48.9% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 60.7% | 67.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Viet Nam?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Viet Nam was 67.9% 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 sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 2000.
- How does Viet Nam rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Viet Nam ranks 38th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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