People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 38.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water 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 safely managed drinking water services, urban in Vanuatu is 38.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Vanuatu peaked at 38.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 90th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.5% | — |
| 2001 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 37.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 37.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 38.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 38.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 38.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 38.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 38.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.5% | 37.5% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 37.7% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 38.1% | 38.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 87 Uganda 40.0% compare
- 88 Madagascar 38.6% compare
- 89 Ethiopia 38.4% compare
- 91 Afghanistan 36.4% compare
- 92 Guinea-Bissau 36.1% compare
- 93 Nigeria 36.0% compare
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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0625 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0665 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Vanuatu?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Vanuatu was 38.3% 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, urban recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Vanuatu ranks 90th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, urban (% of urban 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.