People without basic handwashing facilities in Myanmar
Myanmar: People without basic handwashing facilities was 13.80 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People without basic handwashing facilities in Myanmar, 2010–2024
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 without basic handwashing facilities in Myanmar stood at 13.80 million people. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Myanmar peaked at 13.80 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.63 million people, in 2010.
Myanmar ranks 30th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.05 million people | 12.63 million people | 13.44 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.66 million people | 13.52 million people | 13.80 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More reference data data for Myanmar
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0963 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.0987 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4249 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5675 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2735 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 168.18 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Myanmar?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Myanmar was 13.80 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 without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 13.80 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.63 million people in 2010.
- How does Myanmar rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Myanmar ranks 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.