People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 264,853 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed 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
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Vanuatu is 264,853 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Vanuatu peaked at 264,853 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 153,930 people, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 93rd of 163 countries on this measure, 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 | 171,636 people | 153,930 people | 190,357 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 214,922 people | 194,681 people | 236,997 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 253,530 people | 242,373 people | 264,853 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Vanuatu
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.6321 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.93 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.1832 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0079 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.2757 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0821 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Vanuatu?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Vanuatu was 264,853 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 264,853 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 153,930 people in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Vanuatu ranks 93rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. 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 not using safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.