People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 41.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Bangladesh stood at 41.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Bangladesh peaked at 41.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 58th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, rural in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.2% | — |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 38.2% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 40.3% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 41.9% | +4.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 41.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 9.2% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 18.5% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 34.0% | 41.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Bangladesh?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Bangladesh was 41.9% 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, rural recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Bangladesh ranks 58th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. 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, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.