People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.2532 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.2532 people per person for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Vanuatu peaked at 0.2855 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2532 people per person, in 2024.
Vanuatu ranks 36th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2855 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.2845 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2834 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2824 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2813 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2794 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2776 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2757 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2738 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2719 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2704 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2692 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2681 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2669 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2657 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2646 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2634 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2622 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.261 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2598 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2585 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2572 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2559 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2546 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2532 people per person | -0.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.2532 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1809 people per person, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.2532 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0279 people per person, 9.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2795 people per person | 0.2719 people per person | 0.2855 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2651 people per person | 0.2598 people per person | 0.2704 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2559 people per person | 0.2532 people per person | 0.2585 people per person | 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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Vanuatu?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Vanuatu was 0.2532 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2855 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2532 people per person in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Vanuatu ranks 36th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.