People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Vietnam
Vietnam: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 12.28 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Vietnam, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Vietnam stood at 12.28 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 29.0% on the previous year and down 80.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Vietnam peaked at 118.17 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.28 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Vietnam ranks 58th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 118.17 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 114.16 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 110.26 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 106.24 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 101.97 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 96.73 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 92.73 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 89.09 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 85.26 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 81.1 people per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 76.43 people per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 71.85 people per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 67.17 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 62.57 people per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 57.75 people per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 52.96 people per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 48.1 people per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 43.18 people per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 38.13 people per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 32.99 people per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 27.8 people per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 22.57 people per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 17.29 people per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 2023 | 12.28 people per square kilometre | -29.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 12.28 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.69 people per square kilometre, 7.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 12.28 people per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.47 people per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.57 people per square kilometre | 81.1 people per square kilometre | 118.17 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.11 people per square kilometre | 32.99 people per square kilometre | 76.43 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.98 people per square kilometre | 12.28 people per square kilometre | 27.8 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 55 Cape Verde 13.15 people per square kilometre compare
- 56 Djibouti 12.88 people per square kilometre compare
- 57 Chad 12.5 people per square kilometre compare
- 59 Myanmar 11.69 people per square kilometre compare
- 60 Zambia 11.46 people per square kilometre compare
- 61 Tuvalu 11.4 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Vietnam?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Vietnam was 12.28 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 118.17 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.28 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Vietnam rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Vietnam ranks 58th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.