Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.1198 people per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Vanuatu stood at 0.1198 people per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 223.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 0.1198 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 70th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, 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 square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 0.004 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 0.0088 people per square kilometre | +119.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0139 people per square kilometre | +58.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0193 people per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0249 people per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0308 people per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2013 | 0.037 people per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0435 people per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0503 people per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0575 people per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 0.065 people per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 0.073 people per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0814 people per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0903 people per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0996 people per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1094 people per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1198 people per square kilometre | +9.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.1198 people per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2257 people per square kilometre, 53% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +119.8% | 0.004 people per square kilometre | 0.0088 people per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +58.7% | 0.0088 people per square kilometre | 0.0139 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0027 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 0.0139 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0483 people per square kilometre | 0.0193 people per square kilometre | 0.0814 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1048 people per square kilometre | 0.0903 people per square kilometre | 0.1198 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 67 Papua New Guinea 0.1645 people per square kilometre compare
- 68 Guinea 0.1604 people per square kilometre compare
- 69 Mali 0.127 people per square kilometre compare
- 71 Panama 0.1101 people per square kilometre compare
- 72 Gabon 0.1068 people per square kilometre compare
- 73 Zambia 0.1025 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 urban areas, per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 0.1198 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1198 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 70th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 223.6%. 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 square kilometre. 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 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 urban areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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 urban 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.