Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas was 38.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 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
The most recent figure for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Vanuatu is 38.3%, measured 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 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Vanuatu peaked at 38.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 91st of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.5% | 37.5% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 37.7% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 38.1% | 38.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 88 Uganda 40.0% compare
- 89 Madagascar 38.6% compare
- 90 Ethiopia 38.4% compare
- 92 Afghanistan 36.4% compare
- 93 Guinea-Bissau 36.1% compare
- 94 Nigeria 36.0% compare
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.6321 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.93 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.1832 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0079 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.2757 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0821 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Vanuatu?
- Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Vanuatu was 38.3% 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 using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas?
- Vanuatu ranks 91st out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.