Population using at least basic sanitation services in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 46.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic sanitation services in Vanuatu stood at 46.8%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Vanuatu peaked at 50.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46.8%, in 2024.
That places Vanuatu 134th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 | 50.3% | 49.6% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 47.7% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 46.8% | 47.6% | 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 population using at least basic sanitation services in Vanuatu?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Vanuatu was 46.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Vanuatu ranks 134th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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