Population using safely managed sanitation services in Myanmar
Myanmar: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 64.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 99 countries
All-time high
64.3%
in 2021
All-time low
55.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed sanitation services in Myanmar stood at 64.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Myanmar peaked at 64.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 55.4%, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 30th out of 99 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.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.4% | — |
| 2001 | 56.1% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 56.7% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 57.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 58.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 59.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 60.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 61.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 61.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 62.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 62.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 63.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 63.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 64.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 64.3% | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 64.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 64.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.4%, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.3% | 55.4% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 61.1% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 64.0% | 64.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More environment data for Myanmar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.016 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.9805 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.3823 % 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 -0.7174 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Myanmar?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Myanmar was 64.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Myanmar ranks 30th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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