Sanitation facilities usage in Vietnam
Vietnam: Sanitation facilities usage was 45.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage 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, sanitation facilities usage in Vietnam stood at 45.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Vietnam peaked at 45.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2000.
Vietnam ranks 96th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage 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% |
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 population data for Vietnam
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5387 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.4983 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5387 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4775 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.531 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 292.59 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.95 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Total population (thousands), annual growth rate 0.6208 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Vietnam?
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Vietnam ranks 96th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage 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 Sanitation facilities usage. 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.