People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bhutan
Bhutan: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bhutan, 2004–2024
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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bhutan stood at 95.7%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bhutan peaked at 95.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 2004.
That places Bhutan 13th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 73.4% | — |
| 2005 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 74.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 76.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 77.6% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 81.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 83.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 84.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 90.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 91.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 92.9% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.7% | 73.4% | 74.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 76.2% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 90.2% | 95.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 10 Saudi Arabia 96.6% compare
- 11 Tuvalu 96.3% compare
- 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 96.0% compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 95.5% compare
- 15 Palestine, State of 95.5% compare
- 16 China 95.3% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0308 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -4.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0329 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bhutan?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bhutan was 95.7% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 2004.
- How does Bhutan rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Bhutan ranks 13th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.