People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Brunei
Brunei: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Brunei, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services in Brunei is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Brunei peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2000.
Brunei ranks 1st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.7% | — |
| 2001 | 73.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 75.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 76.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 77.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 78.8% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 80.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 81.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 82.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 83.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 84.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 86.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.1%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.8%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.2% | 72.7% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 84.9% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 97.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Isle of Man 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Macao 100.0% compare
- 1 Malta 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 1 New Caledonia 100.0% compare
- 1 New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Puerto Rico 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French Part) 100.0% compare
More health data for Brunei
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3926 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7964 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0345 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Brunei?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Brunei was 100.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2000.
- How does Brunei rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Brunei ranks 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.