Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location was 47.8% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Vanuatu, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 47.8% for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Vanuatu peaked at 54.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 2024.
That places Vanuatu 197th out of 230 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 | 54.4% | 53.4% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 49.7% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 47.8% | 49.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Vanuatu?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Vanuatu was 47.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location?
- Vanuatu ranks 197th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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