Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0026 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Myanmar stood at 0.0026 people per person.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.0038 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 people per person, in 2021.
That places Myanmar 59th out of 182 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0038 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0038 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0037 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0036 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0036 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0034 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0033 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.003 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0026 people per person | +1.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.0026 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0035 people per person, 76% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 0.0038 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.003 people per person | 0.0027 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 people per person | 0.0026 people per person | 0.0026 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 urban areas, per capita in Myanmar?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Myanmar was 0.0026 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0038 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 people per person in 2021.
- How does Myanmar rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 59th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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)
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
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.