Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Bhutan
Bhutan: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services was 37.36 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Bhutan is 37.36, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Bhutan peaked at 37.36 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.89, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 35th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3 | 5.89 | 15.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.33 | 17.49 | 31.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.03 | 32.49 | 37.36 | 5 |
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More population data for Bhutan
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.739 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 27,662 (2100)
- Population density 18.1 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.739 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5679 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5776 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 874.29 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.5776 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.45 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.45 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Bhutan?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Bhutan was 37.36 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 37.36 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.89 in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services?
- Bhutan ranks 35th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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