People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Vietnam
Vietnam: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0245 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Vietnam, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Vietnam is 0.0245 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 36.1% on the previous year and down 87.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Vietnam peaked at 0.4764 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0245 people per person, in 2024.
That places Vietnam 103rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4764 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.4555 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4347 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.414 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3935 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3732 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.353 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.333 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3131 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2934 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2738 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2544 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2352 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2162 people per person | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1974 people per person | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1788 people per person | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1604 people per person | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1422 people per person | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1242 people per person | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1064 people per person | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0888 people per person | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0715 people per person | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0544 people per person | -24.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0384 people per person | -29.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0245 people per person | -36.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.0245 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.0245 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0245 people per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita 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 | 0.384 people per person | 0.2934 people per person | 0.4764 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1889 people per person | 0.1064 people per person | 0.2738 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0555 people per person | 0.0245 people per person | 0.0888 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Vietnam?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Vietnam was 0.0245 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4764 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0245 people per person in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Vietnam ranks 103rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.6%. 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 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)
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 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.