Drinking water service usage in Vietnam
Vietnam: Drinking water service usage was 58.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Vietnam, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water service usage in Vietnam stood at 58.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Vietnam peaked at 58.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 2000.
That places Vietnam 117th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.1% | 45.7% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 51.2% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 56.5% | 58.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More environment data for Vietnam
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 584.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.79 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 74.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 23.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.4864 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 116.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2575 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 17.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Vietnam?
- Drinking water service usage in Vietnam was 58.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for drinking water service usage?
- Vietnam ranks 117th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.