Population using safely managed sanitation services in Vietnam
Vietnam: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 48.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
48.3%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
49th
of 99 countries
All-time high
48.3%
in 2024
All-time low
28.5%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Vietnam, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 48.3% for population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Vietnam peaked at 48.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2000.
Vietnam ranks 49th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.5% | — |
| 2001 | 30.1% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 30.8% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 32.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 33.6% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 41.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 43.5% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 45.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 46.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 48.3% | +3.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 48.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.2%, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 48.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.4%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.4% | 28.5% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 36.6% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 44.2% | 48.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 7.61 % 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 0.6558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Vietnam?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Vietnam was 48.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Vietnam ranks 49th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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