Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0448 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Vanuatu is 0.0448 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 76.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0448 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 people per person, in 2004.
Vanuatu ranks 46th 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0054 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0054 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0054 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0054 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0074 people per person | +38.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0094 people per person | +27.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0114 people per person | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0134 people per person | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0154 people per person | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0174 people per person | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0194 people per person | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0214 people per person | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0234 people per person | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0254 people per person | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0274 people per person | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0293 people per person | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0313 people per person | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0333 people per person | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0352 people per person | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0372 people per person | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0391 people per person | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.041 people per person | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0429 people per person | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0448 people per person | +4.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0448 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0665 people per person, 67% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0448 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0157 people per person, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +38.2% | 0.0054 people per person | 0.0074 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0084 people per person | 0.0054 people per person | 0.0154 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0264 people per person | 0.0174 people per person | 0.0352 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.041 people per person | 0.0372 people per person | 0.0448 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.0448 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0448 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 people per person in 2004.
- How does Vanuatu rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 46th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.