People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.2735 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Vanuatu stood at 0.2735 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.2997 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2735 people per person, in 2024.
Vanuatu ranks 43rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2997 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.2989 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.298 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2972 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2963 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2948 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2932 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2916 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2901 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2885 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2874 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2864 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2854 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2845 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2835 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2826 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2817 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2807 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2798 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2788 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2778 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2767 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2757 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2746 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2735 people per person | -0.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.2735 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.2735 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0245 people per person, 11.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2948 people per person | 0.2885 people per person | 0.2997 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2831 people per person | 0.2788 people per person | 0.2874 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2757 people per person | 0.2735 people per person | 0.2778 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Vanuatu?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.2735 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2997 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2735 people per person in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 43rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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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People 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.