Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water was 75.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Viet Nam, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 75.8% for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Viet Nam peaked at 75.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 2000.
Viet Nam ranks 51st of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.3% | — |
| 2001 | 73.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 73.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 73.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 73.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 73.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 74.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 74.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 74.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 74.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 75.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 75.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 75.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.8% | 73.3% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 74.4% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 75.4% | 75.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 48 Eswatini 76.9% compare
- 49 Azerbaijan 76.5% compare
- 50 Guyana 76.0% compare
- 52 El Salvador 75.7% compare
- 53 South Africa 75.6% compare
- 54 Myanmar 74.2% compare
More environment data for Viet Nam
- Heating Degree Days 201.25 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 4,503 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 9.08 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 3.43 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 5.65 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.4764 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 5.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Viet Nam?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Viet Nam was 75.8% 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 urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 2000.
- How does Viet Nam rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water?
- Viet Nam ranks 51st out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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 urban and rural population 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.