People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.1405 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Myanmar is 0.1405 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.2714 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1405 people per person, in 2024.
That places Myanmar 55th out of 214 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2714 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.265 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2587 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2524 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2461 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2398 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2335 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2273 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2211 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2149 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2087 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2026 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1964 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1903 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1842 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1781 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.172 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.166 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1599 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1538 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1478 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1417 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1413 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1409 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1405 people per person | -0.3% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.1405 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 53% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.1405 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0245 people per person, 5.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.243 people per person | 0.2149 people per person | 0.2714 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1812 people per person | 0.1538 people per person | 0.2087 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1424 people per person | 0.1405 people per person | 0.1478 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 52 Guatemala 0.1745 people per person compare
- 53 Dominica 0.1646 people per person compare
- 54 North Korea 0.1455 people per person compare
- 56 East Timor 0.1257 people per person compare
- 57 Bolivia 0.1205 people per person compare
- 58 Bangladesh 0.1184 people per person compare
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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Myanmar?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Myanmar was 0.1405 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2714 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1405 people per person in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 55th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. 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 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.