Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Myanmar
Myanmar: Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites was 7.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Myanmar is 7.3, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Myanmar peaked at 17.03 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.3, in 2024.
Myanmar ranks 65th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9 | 12.79 | 17.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.27 | 8.23 | 12.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.41 | 7.3 | 7.78 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More population data for Myanmar
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 59,929 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5289 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.737 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.506 (2100)
- Population density 76.09 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.45 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.506 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.5289 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -0.8038 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 0 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Myanmar?
- Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Myanmar was 7.3 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 17.03 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3 in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites?
- Myanmar ranks 65th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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