Vanuatu
Location
- Geographical region: Melanesia, Oceania
- SDG region: SDG Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
- Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 12,190 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 15% agriculture, 36% forest and 49% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 326,740 people (2022)
- Population density: 25 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 24% lives in urban areas and 70% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 876,695,948 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 2,683 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 21% from agriculture, 60% from services and 10% from industry (2018)
SDG 6 snapshot in Vanuatu
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Vanuatu, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Vanuatu, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Vanuatu, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Vanuatu, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Vanuatu, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Vanuatu (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Vanuatu, by source (2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Vanuatu (2017-2020), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Vanuatu, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 2,000 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 36,206 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: m3 per capita ()
Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()
6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Vanuatu, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Vanuatu, by sector
Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Vanuatu, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water resources management
6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Vanuatu, progress over time, by dimension
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Vanuatu, progress over time, by component
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
International cooperation and capacity-building
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Vanuatu, over time
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Vanuatu in 2021, by sub-sector
Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.