Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Bermuda
Bermuda: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Bermuda, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bermuda recorded 0.1% for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Bermuda peaked at 0.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Bermuda 172nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
More reference data data for Bermuda
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Bermuda?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Bermuda was 0.1% 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Bermuda rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Bermuda ranks 172nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bermuda 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.