People not using improved sanitation facilities in Myanmar
Myanmar: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 7.66 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Myanmar, 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
Myanmar recorded 7.66 million people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Myanmar peaked at 12.29 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.57 million people, in 2021.
Myanmar ranks 30th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.29 million people | — |
| 2001 | 12.13 million people | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 11.96 million people | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 11.78 million people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 11.58 million people | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 11.38 million people | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 11.16 million people | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 10.94 million people | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.70 million people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 10.46 million people | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 10.23 million people | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 10.01 million people | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 9.79 million people | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 9.57 million people | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 9.34 million people | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 9.10 million people | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 8.86 million people | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 8.61 million people | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 8.36 million people | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 8.10 million people | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 7.83 million people | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 7.57 million people | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 7.60 million people | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 7.63 million people | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 7.66 million people | +0.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 7.66 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.57 million people, 4.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 7.66 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,588 people, 723.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.44 million people | 10.46 million people | 12.29 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.20 million people | 8.10 million people | 10.23 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.66 million people | 7.57 million people | 7.83 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More reference data data for Myanmar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 73.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.8 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Myanmar?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Myanmar was 7.66 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 12.29 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.57 million people in 2021.
- How does Myanmar rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Myanmar ranks 30th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.