People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Myanmar

Myanmar: People using at least basic sanitation facilities was 40.43 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
40.43 million people
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
28th
of 232 countries
All-time high
40.43 million people
in 2024
All-time low
28.74 million people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Myanmar, 2000–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M2000201220242000: 28.7M people2001: 29.3M people2002: 29.9M people2003: 30.4M people2004: 30.9M people2005: 31.4M people2006: 31.9M people2007: 32.4M people2008: 32.8M people2009: 33.3M people2010: 33.7M people2011: 34.3M people2012: 34.8M people2013: 35.3M people2014: 35.9M people2015: 36.4M people2016: 36.9M people2017: 37.5M people2018: 38.0M people2019: 38.5M people2020: 39.0M people2021: 39.6M people2022: 39.9M people2023: 40.1M people2024: 40.4M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Myanmar stood at 40.43 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Myanmar peaked at 40.43 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.74 million people, in 2000.

Myanmar ranks 28th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.10 million people 28.74 million people 33.25 million people 10
2010s 36.13 million people 33.74 million people 38.51 million people 10
2020s 39.81 million people 39.04 million people 40.43 million people 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Myanmar?
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Myanmar was 40.43 million people 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 people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 40.43 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 28.74 million people in 2000.
How does Myanmar rank for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?
Myanmar ranks 28th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using at least basic sanitation facilities rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Myanmar 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 People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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