Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 1.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 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
Vietnam recorded 1.2% for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.7% on the previous year and down 84.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Vietnam peaked at 18.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2024.
Vietnam ranks 114th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.4% | — |
| 2001 | 17.6% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -20.2% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -24.9% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -32.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -32.7% | 1.8% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 11.3% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 4.3% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.2% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 111 Tunisia 1.4% compare
- 112 Philippines 1.3% compare
- 113 Uzbekistan 1.3% compare
- 115 Marshall Islands 1.2% compare
- 116 Azerbaijan 1.2% compare
- 117 Antigua and Barbuda 1.1% compare
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 population not using improved drinking water sources in Vietnam?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Vietnam was 1.2% 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 of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Vietnam ranks 114th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.