People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Bhutan
Bhutan: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.0106 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Bhutan is 0.0106 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 58.0% on the previous year and down 93.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Bhutan peaked at 0.4625 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0106 people per person, in 2024.
That places Bhutan 97th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4625 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.4559 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4302 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.405 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3801 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.356 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3343 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3129 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2919 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2713 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2511 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2312 people per person | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2117 people per person | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1927 people per person | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1742 people per person | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.156 people per person | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1383 people per person | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.121 people per person | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1041 people per person | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0875 people per person | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0714 people per person | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0557 people per person | -22.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0403 people per person | -27.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0253 people per person | -37.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0106 people per person | -58.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -58.0% | 0.0253 people per person | 0.0106 people per person |
| 2023 | -37.2% | 0.0403 people per person | 0.0253 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.37 people per person | 0.2713 people per person | 0.4625 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1668 people per person | 0.0875 people per person | 0.2511 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0407 people per person | 0.0106 people per person | 0.0714 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Bhutan?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Bhutan was 0.0106 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4625 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0106 people per person in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Bhutan ranks 97th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.