People using safely managed sanitation services in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: People using safely managed sanitation services was 37.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Bangladesh, 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 safely managed sanitation services in Bangladesh is 37.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Bangladesh peaked at 37.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 102nd of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.5% | — |
| 2001 | 12.2% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 36.2% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 37.3% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 11.5% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 19.9% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 31.9% | 37.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 99 Tuvalu 39.7% compare
- 100 Djibouti 39.7% compare
- 101 Trinidad and Tobago 38.0% compare
- 103 El Salvador 36.0% compare
- 104 Kenya 35.8% compare
- 105 Sao Tome and Principe 34.7% compare
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0419 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0356 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Bangladesh?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Bangladesh was 37.3% 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 safely managed sanitation services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Bangladesh ranks 102nd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.