People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Myanmar
Myanmar: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.1213 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.1213 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 0.5% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Myanmar peaked at 0.2466 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1213 people per person, in 2024.
That places Myanmar 50th 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2466 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.2405 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2344 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2284 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2223 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2163 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2104 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2044 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1985 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1926 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1867 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1809 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.175 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1692 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1635 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1577 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1519 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1462 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1404 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1346 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1289 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1231 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1225 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1219 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1213 people per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2194 people per person | 0.1926 people per person | 0.2466 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1606 people per person | 0.1346 people per person | 0.1867 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1235 people per person | 0.1213 people per person | 0.1289 people per person | 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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Myanmar?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Myanmar was 0.1213 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2466 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1213 people per person in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Myanmar ranks 50th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.