Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0648 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.0648 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.0973 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0648 people per person, in 2024.
Myanmar ranks 40th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0973 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0957 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0942 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0927 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0912 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0897 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0882 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0866 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0852 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0837 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0822 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0807 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0792 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0778 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0763 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0748 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0733 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0719 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0704 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0688 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0673 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0658 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0655 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0652 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0648 people per person | -0.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.0648 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0665 people per person, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.0648 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0157 people per person, 4.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0904 people per person | 0.0837 people per person | 0.0973 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0755 people per person | 0.0688 people per person | 0.0822 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0657 people per person | 0.0648 people per person | 0.0673 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Myanmar?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Myanmar was 0.0648 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0973 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0648 people per person in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 40th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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)
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About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.