Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Vietnam
Vietnam: Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas was 75.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 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 using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Vietnam is 75.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Vietnam peaked at 75.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 2000.
Vietnam ranks 51st of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Vietnam
- 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 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 using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Vietnam?
- Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Vietnam 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 using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas?
- Vietnam ranks 51st out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 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.