Sanitation facilities usage in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Sanitation facilities usage was 37.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in Bangladesh is 37.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Bangladesh peaked at 37.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 106th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.5% | — |
| 2001 | 12.2% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 36.2% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 37.3% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 11.5% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 19.9% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 31.9% | 37.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 103 Tuvalu 39.7% compare
- 104 Djibouti 39.7% compare
- 105 Trinidad and Tobago 38.0% compare
- 107 El Salvador 36.0% compare
- 108 Kenya 35.8% compare
- 109 Sao Tome and Principe 34.7% compare
More population data for Bangladesh
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4985 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4985 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6747 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 203,905 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.8247 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9442 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 1,602 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 9.15 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Bangladesh?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Bangladesh was 37.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Bangladesh ranks 106th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.