People not using improved sanitation facilities in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 89,649 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities 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 people.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Vanuatu stood at 89,649 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Vanuatu peaked at 89,649 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55,830 people, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 101st of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55,830 people | — |
| 2001 | 57,094 people | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 58,373 people | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 59,656 people | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 60,955 people | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 62,122 people | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 63,308 people | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 64,533 people | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 65,820 people | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 67,151 people | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 68,461 people | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 69,731 people | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 71,043 people | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 72,399 people | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 73,791 people | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 75,202 people | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 76,637 people | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 78,183 people | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 79,804 people | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 81,398 people | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 83,012 people | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 84,644 people | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 86,300 people | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 87,986 people | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 89,649 people | +1.9% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 89,649 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.57 million people, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 89,649 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,588 people, 8.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61,484 people | 55,830 people | 67,151 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,665 people | 68,461 people | 81,398 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 86,318 people | 83,012 people | 89,649 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Vanuatu?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Vanuatu was 89,649 people 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 people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 89,649 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,830 people in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Vanuatu ranks 101st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.