People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Myanmar
Myanmar: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 52.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Myanmar, 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
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Myanmar stood at 52.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Myanmar peaked at 66.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 2021.
Myanmar ranks 65th of 124 countries on this measure, 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.4% | — |
| 2001 | 66.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 64.8% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 64.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 62.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 60.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 57.8% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 56.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 54.1% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 52.7% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 52.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 52.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.4% | 61.6% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 54.1% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 52.7% | 53.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Myanmar?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Myanmar was 52.7% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 2021.
- How does Myanmar rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Myanmar ranks 65th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.