Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services was 19 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
19 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
122nd
of 133 countries
All-time high
19 %
in 2015
All-time low
17 %
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Vanuatu, 2000–2024

051015202000201220242000: 17 %2001: 17 %2002: 18 %2003: 18 %2004: 18 %2005: 18 %2006: 18 %2007: 18 %2008: 18 %2009: 18 %2010: 18 %2011: 18 %2012: 18 %2013: 18 %2014: 18 %2015: 19 %2016: 19 %2017: 19 %2018: 19 %2019: 19 %2020: 19 %2021: 19 %2022: 19 %2023: 19 %2024: 19 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 19 % for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Vanuatu peaked at 19 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17 %, in 2000.

That places Vanuatu 122nd out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services (percent) — Value in Vanuatu, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 17 % —
2001 17 % +0.0%
2002 18 % +5.9%
2003 18 % +0.0%
2004 18 % +0.0%
2005 18 % +0.0%
2006 18 % +0.0%
2007 18 % +0.0%
2008 18 % +0.0%
2009 18 % +0.0%
2010 18 % +0.0%
2011 18 % +0.0%
2012 18 % +0.0%
2013 18 % +0.0%
2014 18 % +0.0%
2015 19 % +5.6%
2016 19 % +0.0%
2017 19 % +0.0%
2018 19 % +0.0%
2019 19 % +0.0%
2020 19 % +0.0%
2021 19 % +0.0%
2022 19 % +0.0%
2023 19 % +0.0%
2024 19 % +0.0%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 19 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5 %, 42% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 19 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54 %, 35% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.8 % 17 % 18 % 10
2010s 18.5 % 18 % 19 % 10
2020s 19 % 19 % 19 % 5

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 119 Guinea-Bissau 24 % compare
  2. 120 Madagascar 22 % compare
  3. 121 Togo 20 % compare
  4. 122 Nauru 19 % compare
  5. 124 Benin 18 % compare
  6. 124 Malawi 18 % compare
  7. 124 Uganda 18 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Vanuatu?
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Vanuatu was 19 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 19 % in 2015.
What is the lowest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 17 % in 2000.
How does Vanuatu rank for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services?
Vanuatu ranks 122nd out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
Is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services (percent) — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
172 places, 4,261 data points, 2000–2024
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