Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 49.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 49.5% for share of population using safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Bhutan peaked at 49.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 89th 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.2% | — |
| 2001 | 38.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 43.9% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 44.6% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 47.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 49.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 49.5% | +0.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 49.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.3%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.8% | 38.2% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 45.5% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 48.0% | 49.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Bhutan?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Bhutan was 49.5% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Bhutan ranks 89th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.