People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 49.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
49.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 97 countries
All-time high
49.2%
in 2016
All-time low
18.7%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Bangladesh, 2000–2017

010203040502000200820172000: 18.72001: 18.72002: 18.72003: 20.82004: 232005: 25.22006: 27.42007: 29.62008: 31.72009: 33.92010: 36.12011: 38.32012: 40.52013: 42.72014: 44.82015: 472016: 49.22017: 49.2

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 49.2% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Bangladesh peaked at 49.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2000.

Bangladesh ranks 56th of 97 countries on this measure, 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): Q3 in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Bangladesh, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 18.7%
2001 18.7% +0.0%
2002 18.7% +0.0%
2003 20.8% +11.7%
2004 23.0% +10.5%
2005 25.2% +9.5%
2006 27.4% +8.7%
2007 29.6% +8.0%
2008 31.7% +7.4%
2009 33.9% +6.9%
2010 36.1% +6.4%
2011 38.3% +6.0%
2012 40.5% +5.7%
2013 42.7% +5.4%
2014 44.8% +5.1%
2015 47.0% +4.9%
2016 49.2% +4.6%
2017 49.2% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.8% 18.7% 33.9% 10
2010s 43.5% 36.1% 49.2% 8

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 53 South Africa 55.5% compare
  2. 54 Lesotho 54.0% compare
  3. 55 Nepal 53.1% compare
  4. 57 Cambodia 48.2% compare
  5. 58 Burundi 47.7% compare
  6. 59 Zimbabwe 45.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Bangladesh?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Bangladesh was 49.2% 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): q3 recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 49.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2000.
How does Bangladesh rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
Bangladesh ranks 56th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3
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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