Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Bangladesh

Access to basic sanitation in Bangladesh in 2024 — 67.6%. Ranked 147 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 43.9 pp.

2024 67.6% +2 pp vs 2023
World rank 147of 193
Period maximum 67.6%2024
Period minimum 23.7%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Bangladesh, 2000–2024204060802000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 23.7%2001: 25.2%2002: 26.7%2003: 28.2%2004: 29.7%2005: 31.4%2006: 33.2%2007: 35%2008: 36.9%2009: 38.7%2010: 40.6%2011: 42.4%2012: 44.3%2013: 46.2%2014: 48.1%2015: 50%2016: 51.9%2017: 53.9%2018: 55.8%2019: 57.8%2020: 59.7%2021: 61.7%2022: 63.7%2023: 65.6%2024: 67.6%
Change over the period: +43.9 pp Annual average: 1.83 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bangladesh

Bangladesh 67.6%
World 82.2%
Southern Asia computed 80.5%
Access to basic sanitation — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 67.6 +2 pp
2023 65.6 +2 pp
2022 63.7 +2 pp
2021 61.7 +2 pp
2020 59.7 +2 pp
2019 57.8 +2 pp
2018 55.8 +1.9 pp
2017 53.9 +1.9 pp
2016 51.9 +1.9 pp
2015 50 +1.9 pp
2014 48.1 +1.9 pp
2013 46.2 +1.9 pp
2012 44.3 +1.9 pp
2011 42.4 +1.9 pp
2010 40.6 +1.9 pp
2009 38.7 +1.8 pp
2008 36.9 +1.8 pp
2007 35 +1.8 pp
2006 33.2 +1.8 pp
2005 31.4 +1.8 pp
2004 29.7 +1.5 pp
2003 28.2 +1.5 pp
2002 26.7 +1.5 pp
2001 25.2 +1.5 pp
2000 23.7

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.