Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Vanuatu

Safely managed drinking water in Vanuatu in 2024 — 19.2%. Ranked 136 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.8 pp.

2024 19.2% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 136of 148
Period maximum 19.2%2024
Period minimum 17.4%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Vanuatu, 2000–20241717.51818.51919.52000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 17.4%2001: 17.4%2002: 17.5%2003: 17.6%2004: 17.7%2005: 17.8%2006: 17.9%2007: 18%2008: 18.1%2009: 18.2%2010: 18.3%2011: 18.3%2012: 18.4%2013: 18.5%2014: 18.5%2015: 18.6%2016: 18.6%2017: 18.7%2018: 18.8%2019: 18.8%2020: 18.9%2021: 19%2022: 19%2023: 19.1%2024: 19.2%
Change over the period: +1.8 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Vanuatu 19.2%
World 73.7%
Melanesia computed 47.6%
Safely managed drinking water — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 19.2 +0.1 pp
2023 19.1 +0.1 pp
2022 19 +0.1 pp
2021 19 +0.1 pp
2020 18.9 +0.1 pp
2019 18.8 +0.1 pp
2018 18.8 +0.1 pp
2017 18.7 +0.1 pp
2016 18.6 +0.1 pp
2015 18.6 +0.1 pp
2014 18.5 +0.1 pp
2013 18.5 +0.1 pp
2012 18.4 +0.1 pp
2011 18.3 +0.1 pp
2010 18.3 +0.1 pp
2009 18.2 +0.1 pp
2008 18.1 +0.1 pp
2007 18 +0.1 pp
2006 17.9 +0.1 pp
2005 17.8 +0.1 pp
2004 17.7 +0.1 pp
2003 17.6 +0.1 pp
2002 17.5 +0.1 pp
2001 17.4 +0.1 pp
2000 17.4

Melanesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed drinking water — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Three requirements at once: the source is improved and located in the dwelling or on the plot, water is available when it is needed, and it is free of contamination. It is this indicator that is written into Sustainable Development Goal 6.1, whereas the better-known “basic access” requires only an improved source within half an hour's walk — the gap between the two measures in some countries exceeds forty percentage points.

Important: Stricter than basic access on three counts at once. There are fewer territories than for the basic indicator: testing for contamination requires laboratory data, which are not available everywhere.

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