People using improved drinking water sources in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: People using improved drinking water sources was 16,962 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 16,962 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Vanuatu peaked at 16,962 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,696 people, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 113th out of 231 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.
People using improved drinking water sources in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12,696 people | — |
| 2001 | 12,990 people | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 13,288 people | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 13,588 people | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 13,891 people | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 14,055 people | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 14,216 people | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 14,380 people | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 14,551 people | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 14,725 people | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 14,886 people | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 15,031 people | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 15,178 people | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 15,329 people | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 15,481 people | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 15,630 people | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 15,776 people | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 15,939 people | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 16,108 people | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 16,264 people | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 16,415 people | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 16,561 people | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 16,702 people | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 16,839 people | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 16,962 people | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,838 people | 12,696 people | 14,725 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,562 people | 14,886 people | 16,264 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,696 people | 16,415 people | 16,962 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 110 Syrian Arab Republic 21,578 people compare
- 111 Kazakhstan 20,571 people compare
- 112 Fiji 17,865 people compare
- 114 Belize 16,495 people compare
- 115 French Guiana 15,919 people compare
- 116 Mayotte 11,468 people compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate -9.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0072 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate -27.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Vanuatu?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Vanuatu was 16,962 people 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 16,962 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,696 people in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Vanuatu ranks 113th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.