Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0675 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.0675 people per person for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.1011 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0675 people per person, in 2024.
Myanmar ranks 41st of 214 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, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1011 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0995 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0979 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0964 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0948 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0932 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0917 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0901 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0885 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.087 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0854 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0839 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0824 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0808 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0793 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0778 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0762 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0747 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0731 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0715 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.07 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0684 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0681 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0678 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0675 people per person | -0.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.0675 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0674 people per person, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.0675 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0016 people per person, 42.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.094 people per person | 0.087 people per person | 0.1011 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0785 people per person | 0.0715 people per person | 0.0854 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0683 people per person | 0.0675 people per person | 0.07 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, per capita in Myanmar?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Myanmar was 0.0675 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1011 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0675 people per person in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 41st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.