People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Vietnam
Vietnam: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.0245 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Vietnam, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.0245 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 36.1% on the previous year and down 86.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Vietnam peaked at 0.4378 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0245 people per person, in 2024.
Vietnam ranks 84th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4378 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.4177 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3978 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3781 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3587 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3394 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3205 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3017 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2832 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2649 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2468 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.229 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2115 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1943 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1773 people per person | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1606 people per person | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1442 people per person | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1282 people per person | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1124 people per person | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.097 people per person | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0818 people per person | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 0.067 people per person | -18.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0525 people per person | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0384 people per person | -27.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0245 people per person | -36.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -36.1% | 0.0384 people per person | 0.0245 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.35 people per person | 0.2649 people per person | 0.4378 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1701 people per person | 0.097 people per person | 0.2468 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0529 people per person | 0.0245 people per person | 0.0818 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More reference data data for Vietnam
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Vietnam?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Vietnam was 0.0245 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4378 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0245 people per person in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Vietnam ranks 84th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.