Share using safely managed drinking water in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share using safely managed drinking water was 19.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share using safely managed drinking water in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share using safely managed drinking water in Vanuatu stood at 19.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Vanuatu peaked at 19.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 151st out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share using safely managed drinking water in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.4% | — |
| 2001 | 17.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 17.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | +0.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 19.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.9%, 45% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 19.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.6%, 30% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 17.4% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 18.3% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 18.9% | 19.2% | 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 share using safely managed drinking water in Vanuatu?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Vanuatu was 19.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Vanuatu ranks 151st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.