Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 45.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Vietnam, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Vietnam stood at 45.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Vietnam peaked at 45.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2000.
That places Vietnam 96th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.1% | — |
| 2001 | 32.5% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 33.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 33.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 34.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 35.3% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 38.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 41.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 42.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 44.4% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 45.4% | +2.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 45.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.9%, 86% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 45.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.4%, 74% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4% | 31.1% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 37.6% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 42.8% | 45.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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 share of population using safely managed sanitation in Vietnam?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Vietnam was 45.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Vietnam ranks 96th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.