Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Bhutan
Bhutan: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 people
World rank
97th
of 186 countries
All-time high
6,618 people
in 2004
All-time low
0 people
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Bhutan is 0 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Bhutan peaked at 6,618 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2021.
Bhutan ranks 97th of 186 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,107 people | — |
| 2001 | 6,510 people | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 6,576 people | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 6,613 people | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 6,618 people | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 6,567 people | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 6,380 people | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 6,156 people | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 5,905 people | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 5,626 people | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 5,318 people | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 4,981 people | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 4,612 people | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 4,211 people | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 3,774 people | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 3,301 people | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 2,793 people | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 2,248 people | -19.5% |
| 2018 | 1,668 people | -25.8% |
| 2019 | 1,055 people | -36.7% |
| 2020 | 411.57 people | -61.0% |
| 2021 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34,339 people. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -100.0% | 411.57 people | 0 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,306 people | 5,626 people | 6,618 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,396 people | 1,055 people | 5,318 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.31 people | 0 people | 411.57 people | 5 |
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- 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)
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- 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Bhutan?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Bhutan was 0 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,618 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Bhutan ranks 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.