Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 90.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 90.2% for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 90.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.7%, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 190th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.7% | — |
| 2001 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 85.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 90.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.0%, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 90.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.8%, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.2% | 85.7% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 87.3% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 89.4% | 90.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu was 90.2% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.7% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 190th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.