Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 12.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
71st
of 85 countries
All-time high
12.5%
in 2024
All-time low
11.8%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Vanuatu stood at 12.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Vanuatu peaked at 12.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 71st of 85 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | +0.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 12.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.7%, 53% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 12.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25.2%, 49% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.8% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 12.0% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.3% | 12.5% | 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 safely managed drinking-water services in Vanuatu?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Vanuatu was 12.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Vanuatu ranks 71st out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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