Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Bhutan

Access to basic sanitation in Bhutan in 2024 — 86.8%. Ranked 126 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 42.8 pp.

2024 86.8% +1.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 126of 193
Period maximum 86.8%2024
Period minimum 44.1%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Bhutan, 2000–20244060801002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 44.1%2001: 44.4%2002: 46.7%2003: 48.9%2004: 51.1%2005: 53.2%2006: 55.2%2007: 57.2%2008: 59.1%2009: 61%2010: 63%2011: 64.8%2012: 66.7%2013: 68.5%2014: 70.3%2015: 72.1%2016: 73.8%2017: 75.6%2018: 77.2%2019: 78.9%2020: 80.5%2021: 82.1%2022: 83.7%2023: 85.3%2024: 86.8%
Change over the period: +42.8 pp Annual average: 1.78 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Bhutan 86.8%
World 82.2%
Southern Asia computed 80.5%
Access to basic sanitation — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 86.8 +1.5 pp
2023 85.3 +1.6 pp
2022 83.7 +1.6 pp
2021 82.1 +1.6 pp
2020 80.5 +1.6 pp
2019 78.9 +1.7 pp
2018 77.2 +1.7 pp
2017 75.6 +1.7 pp
2016 73.8 +1.7 pp
2015 72.1 +1.8 pp
2014 70.3 +1.8 pp
2013 68.5 +1.8 pp
2012 66.7 +1.9 pp
2011 64.8 +1.9 pp
2010 63 +1.9 pp
2009 61 +1.9 pp
2008 59.1 +1.9 pp
2007 57.2 +2 pp
2006 55.2 +2 pp
2005 53.2 +2.1 pp
2004 51.1 +2.2 pp
2003 48.9 +2.2 pp
2002 46.7 +2.3 pp
2001 44.4 +0.4 pp
2000 44.1

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.