People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 21.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Bangladesh, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Bangladesh is 21.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Bangladesh peaked at 21.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 55th 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, rural (% of rural) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 7.2% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 15.4% | 21.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Bangladesh?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Bangladesh was 21.5% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Bangladesh ranks 55th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.6%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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