Sanitation facilities usage in Myanmar
Myanmar: Sanitation facilities usage was 3.68 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Myanmar, 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
Myanmar recorded 3.68 million people for sanitation facilities usage in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Myanmar peaked at 4.58 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.65 million people, in 2021.
Myanmar ranks 20th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.43 million people | 4.23 million people | 4.58 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.99 million people | 3.77 million people | 4.19 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 million people | 3.65 million people | 3.71 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More reference data data for Myanmar
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0963 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.0987 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4249 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5675 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2735 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 168.18 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Myanmar?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Myanmar was 3.68 million 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 recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.58 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.65 million people in 2021.
- How does Myanmar rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Myanmar ranks 20th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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. 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.