People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: People using safely managed drinking water services, rural was 12.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water 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
Vanuatu recorded 12.5% for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Vanuatu peaked at 12.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 71st out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.8% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 12.0% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.3% | 12.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0266 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0176 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Vanuatu?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Vanuatu was 12.5% 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 safely managed drinking water services, rural recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, rural recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural?
- Vanuatu ranks 71st out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 safely managed drinking water 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 drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.