People using at least: Q2 … sanitation Q2 urban in Vietnam
Vietnam: People using at least: Q2 … sanitation Q2 urban was 89.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Vietnam, 2000–2017
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 sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Vietnam is 89.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Vietnam peaked at 89.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 85.2%, in 2000.
That places Vietnam 30th 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: Q2 … sanitation Q2 urban in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.2% | — |
| 2001 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | +0.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 89.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.9%, 99% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 89.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 89.7%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.5% | 85.2% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 88.0% | 89.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Vietnam?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Vietnam was 89.7% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.2% in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Vietnam ranks 30th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 sanitation services, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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