Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0049 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Vanuatu stood at 0.0049 people per person. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 138.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0049 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 48th out of 182 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2007 | 0.0002 people per person | — |
| 2008 | 0.0005 people per person | +114.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 people per person | +54.7% |
| 2010 | 0.001 people per person | +35.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 people per person | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 people per person | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 people per person | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 0.002 people per person | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 people per person | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 people per person | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 people per person | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0031 people per person | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0034 people per person | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0037 people per person | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.004 people per person | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 people per person | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0046 people per person | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0049 people per person | +6.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0049 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0035 people per person, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +114.4% | 0.0002 people per person | 0.0005 people per person |
| 2009 | +54.7% | 0.0005 people per person | 0.0007 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.0007 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 people per person | 0.001 people per person | 0.0034 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 people per person | 0.0037 people per person | 0.0049 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 urban areas, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.0049 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0049 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 48th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.4%. 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 urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.