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.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.5% | — |
| 2001 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 50.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 48.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 47.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 47.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 47.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 47.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 46.8% | -0.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 46.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.0%, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 46.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 85.5%, 55% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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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