People using at least a basic drinking water source in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 285,560 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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
In 2024, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Vanuatu stood at 285,560 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Vanuatu peaked at 285,560 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 158,957 people, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 181st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 178,878 people | 158,957 people | 200,484 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 228,363 people | 205,424 people | 253,435 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 272,455 people | 259,591 people | 285,560 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 179 French Guiana 292,603 people compare
- 180 New Caledonia 291,289 people compare
- 182 French Polynesia 281,807 people compare
- 183 Barbados 280,102 people compare
- 184 Samoa 216,800 people compare
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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Vanuatu?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Vanuatu was 285,560 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 at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 285,560 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 158,957 people in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Vanuatu ranks 181st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.