People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 50.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation 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
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Vanuatu is 50.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Vanuatu peaked at 69.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 2024.
That places Vanuatu 154th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, urban (% of urban) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.8% | — |
| 2001 | 69.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 69.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 69.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 69.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 68.8% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 67.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 63.1% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 62.1% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 59.3% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 58.3% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 57.4% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 54.5% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 53.6% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 52.6% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 51.7% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 50.8% | -1.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 50.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.2%, 78% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 50.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.8%, 55% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.3% | 65.0% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 55.5% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 50.8% | 54.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Vanuatu?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Vanuatu was 50.8% 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, urban recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Vanuatu ranks 154th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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, 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 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.