People not using improved sanitation facilities in Bermuda
Bermuda: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 37.71 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Bermuda, 2000–2024
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 not using improved sanitation facilities in Bermuda stood at 37.71 people.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Bermuda peaked at 37.78 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.84 people, in 2000.
That places Bermuda 178th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.84 people | — |
| 2001 | 14.19 people | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 15.55 people | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 16.91 people | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 18.26 people | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 19.61 people | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 20.96 people | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 22.33 people | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 23.75 people | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 25.17 people | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 26.57 people | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 27.9 people | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 29.18 people | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 30.47 people | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 31.78 people | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 33.07 people | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 34.38 people | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 35.77 people | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 37.25 people | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 37.41 people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 37.57 people | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 37.72 people | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 37.78 people | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 37.75 people | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 37.71 people | -0.1% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 37.71 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 428.55 people, 9% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.96 people | 12.84 people | 25.17 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.38 people | 26.57 people | 37.41 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.71 people | 37.57 people | 37.78 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 175 Northern Mariana Islands 106.9 people compare
- 176 Netherlands 82.05 people compare
- 177 Luxembourg 42.93 people compare
- 179 Niue 37.5 people compare
- 180 Liechtenstein 19.94 people compare
- 181 Bulgaria 13.4 people compare
More reference data data for Bermuda
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 0.0126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Bermuda?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Bermuda was 37.71 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 37.78 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.84 people in 2000.
- How does Bermuda rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Bermuda ranks 178th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bermuda 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.