People using at least basic drinking water services in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: People using at least basic drinking water services was 87.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services in Vanuatu is 87.1%, 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 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Vanuatu peaked at 87.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.3%, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 164th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.7% | 85.3% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 86.2% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 86.9% | 87.1% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 4,204 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Vanuatu?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Vanuatu was 87.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.3% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Vanuatu ranks 164th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.