Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Vietnam
Vietnam: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 58.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
58.6%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
122nd
of 171 countries
All-time high
58.6%
in 2024
All-time low
45.7%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Vietnam, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Vietnam stood at 58.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Vietnam peaked at 58.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 2000.
Vietnam ranks 122nd of 171 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.
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.7% | — |
| 2001 | 46.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 55.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 57.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 58.6% | +0.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 58.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.5%, 85% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 58.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.7%, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.1% | 45.7% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 51.2% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 56.5% | 58.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More environment data for Vietnam
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -6.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Vietnam?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Vietnam was 58.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Vietnam ranks 122nd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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