People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Vietnam
Vietnam: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 41.83 million people in 2024. ▬ Flat
People not using safely managed 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
In 2024, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Vietnam stood at 41.83 million people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Vietnam peaked at 42.88 million people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 41.83 million people, in 2024.
Vietnam ranks 11th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.08 million people | 41.83 million people | 42.71 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.79 million people | 42.72 million people | 42.88 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.27 million people | 41.83 million people | 42.63 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 8 Bangladesh 70.94 million people compare
- 9 Philippines 59.68 million people compare
- 10 Tanzania 47.08 million people compare
- 12 Uganda 40.96 million people compare
- 13 Russia 34.38 million people compare
- 14 Afghanistan 29.62 million people compare
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 safely managed drinking water sources in Vietnam?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Vietnam was 41.83 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 42.88 million people in 2017.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.83 million people in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Vietnam ranks 11th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 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.