People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Bhutan
Bhutan: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 53.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Bhutan, 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
Bhutan recorded 53.6% for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Bhutan peaked at 53.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 41st 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 (% of rural) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.3% | — |
| 2001 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 38.3% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 41.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 43.9% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 45.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 48.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 49.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 51.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 52.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 53.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 53.6% | +1.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 53.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.6% | 35.3% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 44.5% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 51.1% | 53.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Bhutan?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Bhutan was 53.6% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 53.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Bhutan ranks 41st out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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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.