Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of urban population using at least basic water services was 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban population using at least basic 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
Vietnam recorded 99.2% for share of urban population using at least basic water services 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 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Vietnam peaked at 99.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.7%, in 2000.
Vietnam ranks 74th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.5% | 94.7% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 96.4% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.6% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More environment data for Vietnam
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 584.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.79 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 74.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 23.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.4864 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 116.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2575 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 17.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population using at least basic water services in Vietnam?
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Vietnam was 99.2% 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 urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- Vietnam ranks 74th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population using at least basic water services rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 urban population using at least basic water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.