People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 36.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Bangladesh, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 36.1% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Bangladesh peaked at 36.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 61st 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, urban (% of urban) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.5% | — |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 36.1% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 36.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 13.5% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 26.4% | 36.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Bangladesh?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Bangladesh was 36.1% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Bangladesh ranks 61st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.5%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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