People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Bhutan
Bhutan: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 399,869 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Bhutan is 399,869 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Bhutan peaked at 401,575 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 369,093 people, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 112th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 369,093 people | — |
| 2001 | 376,987 people | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 375,417 people | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 377,999 people | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 380,234 people | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 381,479 people | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 381,462 people | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 380,766 people | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 379,954 people | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 380,929 people | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 382,627 people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 384,454 people | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 386,443 people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 388,564 people | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 390,700 people | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 392,717 people | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 394,703 people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 396,374 people | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 397,596 people | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 398,734 people | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 400,037 people | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 401,575 people | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 401,196 people | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 400,624 people | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 399,869 people | -0.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 399,869 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.24 million people, 4% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 378,432 people | 369,093 people | 381,479 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 391,291 people | 382,627 people | 398,734 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 400,660 people | 399,869 people | 401,575 people | 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 safely managed sanitation facilities in Bhutan?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Bhutan was 399,869 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 401,575 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 369,093 people in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Bhutan ranks 112th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.