People not using improved drinking water sources in Vietnam
Vietnam: People not using improved drinking water sources was 1.25 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved drinking water sources in Vietnam is 1.25 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.2% on the previous year and down 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Vietnam peaked at 14.19 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.25 million people, in 2024.
Vietnam ranks 53rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.97 million people | 9.81 million people | 14.19 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.78 million people | 4.23 million people | 9.28 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.44 million people | 1.25 million people | 3.63 million people | 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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Vietnam?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Vietnam was 1.25 million 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 14.19 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 million people in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Vietnam ranks 53rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.