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

Latest (2017)
22.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
57th
of 97 countries
All-time high
22.5%
in 2016
All-time low
8.2%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Bangladesh, 2000–2017

05101520252000200820172000: 8.2 lowest2001: 8.2 lowest2002: 8.2 lowest2003: 9.2 lowest2004: 10.2 lowest2005: 11.3 lowest2006: 12.3 lowest2007: 13.3 lowest2008: 14.3 lowest2009: 15.4 lowest2010: 16.4 lowest2011: 17.4 lowest2012: 18.4 lowest2013: 19.5 lowest2014: 20.5 lowest2015: 21.5 lowest2016: 22.5 lowest2017: 22.5 lowest

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

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Bangladesh, 2000 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.1% 8.2% 15.4% 10
2010s 19.8% 16.4% 22.5% 8

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 54 Comoros 29.2% compare
  2. 55 Lesotho 28.2% compare
  3. 56 Gambia 26.7% compare
  4. 58 Nigeria 17.3% compare
  5. 59 Pakistan 16.4% compare
  6. 60 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 16.3% compare

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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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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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