People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 22.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Bangladesh, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Bangladesh stood at 22.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Bangladesh peaked at 22.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 57th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.2% | — |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 8.2% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 16.4% | 22.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Bangladesh?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Bangladesh was 22.5% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Bangladesh ranks 57th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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