Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Vietnam, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Vietnam is 98.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Vietnam peaked at 98.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.1%, in 2000.
That places Vietnam 58th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.1% | — |
| 2001 | 77.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 77.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 78.9% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 79.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 82.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 83.4% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 84.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 85.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 87.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 89.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 91.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 93.1% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 95.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +0.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 98.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 98.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.4%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.2% | 76.1% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 85.3% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 94.9% | 98.5% | 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Vietnam?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Vietnam was 98.5% 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 of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.1% in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Vietnam ranks 58th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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 of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.