Population using safely managed sanitation services in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 41.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using safely managed sanitation services in Bangladesh is 41.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Bangladesh peaked at 41.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 58th of 99 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.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.2% | — |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 38.2% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 40.3% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 41.9% | +4.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 41.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 9.2% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 18.5% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 34.0% | 41.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.236 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Bangladesh?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Bangladesh was 41.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Bangladesh ranks 58th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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