1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Brunei
Brunei: 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services was 99.48 in 2022. ▲ Rising
1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Brunei, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 99.48 for 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Brunei peaked at 99.48 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 72.71, in 2000.
That places Brunei 28th out of 200 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.71 | — |
| 2001 | 73.93 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 75.15 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 76.36 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 77.58 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 78.8 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 80.01 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 81.23 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 82.45 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 83.66 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 84.88 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 86.1 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 87.31 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 88.53 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 89.75 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 90.96 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 92.18 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 93.4 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 94.61 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 95.83 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 97.05 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 98.26 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 99.48 | +1.2% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 99.48 is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.04, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 99.48 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 89.31, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.19 | 72.71 | 83.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.36 | 84.88 | 95.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.26 | 97.05 | 99.48 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More population data for Brunei
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3247 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -6.43 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3247 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5688 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5079 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 88.2 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 20,764 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.9314 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Brunei?
- 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Brunei was 99.48 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 99.48 in 2022.
- What is the lowest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.71 in 2000.
- How does Brunei rank for 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services?
- Brunei ranks 28th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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