Share of people practicing open defecation in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of people practicing open defecation was 5.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of people practicing open defecation in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 5.0% for share of people practicing open defecation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people practicing open defecation in Vanuatu peaked at 5.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2004.
Vanuatu ranks 50th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More population data for Vanuatu
- World population growth 0.5% (2100)
- Population density 71.82 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 59,723 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.5% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.57 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.57 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2023)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.57 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.48 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people practicing open defecation in Vanuatu?
- Share of people practicing open defecation in Vanuatu was 5.0% 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 people practicing open defecation recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people practicing open defecation recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2004.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of people practicing open defecation?
- Vanuatu ranks 50th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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 people practicing open defecation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people who practice open defecation. This includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.