Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 37.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Bangladesh stood at 37.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Bangladesh peaked at 37.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 106th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.5% | — |
| 2001 | 12.2% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 36.2% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 37.3% | +3.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 37.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.3%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 11.5% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 19.9% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 31.9% | 37.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 103 Tuvalu 39.7% compare
- 104 Djibouti 39.7% compare
- 105 Trinidad and Tobago 38.0% compare
- 107 El Salvador 36.0% compare
- 108 Kenya 35.8% compare
- 109 Sao Tome and Principe 34.7% compare
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Bangladesh?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Bangladesh was 37.3% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Bangladesh ranks 106th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.