Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Vietnam

Access to basic sanitation in Vietnam in 2024 — 95.4%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 46.3 pp.

2024 95.4% +1.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 92of 193
Period maximum 95.4%2024
Period minimum 49.1%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Vietnam, 2000–20244060801002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 49.1%2001: 51.1%2002: 53.1%2003: 55%2004: 56.9%2005: 59%2006: 61%2007: 63%2008: 65%2009: 67.1%2010: 69.1%2011: 71.1%2012: 73.1%2013: 75%2014: 77%2015: 79%2016: 80.9%2017: 82.8%2018: 84.8%2019: 86.7%2020: 88.6%2021: 90.5%2022: 92.3%2023: 94.1%2024: 95.4%
Change over the period: +46.3 pp Annual average: 1.93 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vietnam

Vietnam 95.4%
World 82.2%
South-Eastern Asia computed 89.5%
Access to basic sanitation — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 95.4 +1.4 pp
2023 94.1 +1.8 pp
2022 92.3 +1.9 pp
2021 90.5 +1.9 pp
2020 88.6 +1.9 pp
2019 86.7 +1.9 pp
2018 84.8 +1.9 pp
2017 82.8 +1.9 pp
2016 80.9 +1.9 pp
2015 79 +2 pp
2014 77 +2 pp
2013 75 +2 pp
2012 73.1 +2 pp
2011 71.1 +2 pp
2010 69.1 +2 pp
2009 67.1 +2 pp
2008 65 +2 pp
2007 63 +2 pp
2006 61 +2 pp
2005 59 +2 pp
2004 56.9 +1.9 pp
2003 55 +1.9 pp
2002 53.1 +2 pp
2001 51.1 +2 pp
2000 49.1

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.