People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bhutan
Bhutan: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 93.1% 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 urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bhutan is 93.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Bhutan peaked at 93.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.3%, in 2004.
That places Bhutan 28th 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 urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 85.3% | — |
| 2005 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 86.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 87.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 90.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 90.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 92.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 93.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.4% | 85.3% | 85.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 86.3% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.1% | 91.1% | 93.1% | 5 |
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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 93.1% 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 93.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.3% in 2004.
- How does Bhutan rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Bhutan ranks 28th 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 5.5%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.