Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre was 1.13 people per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 1.13 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 130.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 1.13 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.083 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 64th 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 square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.083 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0848 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0866 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0885 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0903 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1279 people per square kilometre | +41.6% |
| 2006 | 0.167 people per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2076 people per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2501 people per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2943 people per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3402 people per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3877 people per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4371 people per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4885 people per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.542 people per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5974 people per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6549 people per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7154 people per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7786 people per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8437 people per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.911 people per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9807 people per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 1.05 people per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 1.13 people per square kilometre | +7.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre 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 | +41.6% | 0.0903 people per square kilometre | 0.1279 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.148 people per square kilometre | 0.083 people per square kilometre | 0.2943 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5785 people per square kilometre | 0.3402 people per square kilometre | 0.8437 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 people per square kilometre | 0.911 people per square kilometre | 1.13 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 61 Ecuador 1.44 people per square kilometre compare
- 62 Congo 1.26 people per square kilometre compare
- 63 Palestine 1.16 people per square kilometre compare
- 65 Mauritius 0.9765 people per square kilometre compare
- 66 Namibia 0.8868 people per square kilometre compare
- 67 Colombia 0.8806 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Vanuatu?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 1.13 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.083 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 64th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.8%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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.