People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.085 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.085 people per person for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 66.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Bangladesh peaked at 0.5512 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.085 people per person, in 2024.
That places Bangladesh 60th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5512 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.5293 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5067 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4842 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.462 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4401 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4184 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.397 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3759 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3551 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3346 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3144 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2945 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.275 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2559 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2371 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2187 people per person | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2007 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1831 people per person | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1658 people per person | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1489 people per person | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1324 people per person | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1162 people per person | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1004 people per person | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 0.085 people per person | -15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.452 people per person | 0.3551 people per person | 0.5512 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.248 people per person | 0.1658 people per person | 0.3346 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1166 people per person | 0.085 people per person | 0.1489 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Bangladesh?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Bangladesh was 0.085 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5512 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.085 people per person in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Bangladesh ranks 60th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.