People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Bhutan
Bhutan: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 44.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 44.4% for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Bhutan peaked at 47.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 43.6%, in 2021.
That places Bhutan 74th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.4% | — |
| 2001 | 46.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 46.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 47.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 47.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 47.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 46.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 46.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 45.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 44.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 44.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 43.6% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 44.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 44.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.1% | 46.4% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 44.3% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 43.6% | 44.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Bhutan?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Bhutan was 44.4% 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, urban recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6% in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Bhutan ranks 74th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, urban (% of urban 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.