People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0262 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Bhutan stood at 0.0262 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.1% on the previous year and down 87.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.5021 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0262 people per person, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 101st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5021 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.4971 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4717 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4466 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4218 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3976 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3753 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3532 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3314 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3099 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2887 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2678 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2473 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2271 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2072 people per person | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1877 people per person | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1685 people per person | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1496 people per person | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1311 people per person | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1129 people per person | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0949 people per person | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0773 people per person | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 0.06 people per person | -22.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0429 people per person | -28.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0262 people per person | -39.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0262 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 10% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0262 people per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0232 people per person, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita 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 | -39.1% | 0.0429 people per person | 0.0262 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4107 people per person | 0.3099 people per person | 0.5021 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1988 people per person | 0.1129 people per person | 0.2887 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0603 people per person | 0.0262 people per person | 0.0949 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Bhutan?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0262 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5021 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0262 people per person in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 101st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.4%. 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 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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 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.