Basic sanitation access in Bangladesh
67.6% of people in Bangladesh used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Bangladesh, 2024
67.6%
Change from 2023
+2.0percentage points
World, 2024
82.2%
Position in 2024
147th of 193
Basic sanitation access in Bangladesh over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bangladesh | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 67.6% | 82.2% |
| 2023 | 65.6% | 81.5% |
| 2022 | 63.7% | 80.4% |
| 2021 | 61.7% | 79.4% |
| 2020 | 59.7% | 78.3% |
| 2019 | 57.8% | 77.2% |
| 2018 | 55.8% | 76.0% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | 73.8% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | 72.6% |
| 2014 | 48.1% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | 46.2% | 70.2% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | 42.4% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 40.6% | 66.7% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | 65.5% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | 64.3% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | 63.1% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | 61.9% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | 60.7% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | 59.6% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | 58.4% |
| 2002 | 26.7% | 57.3% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | 55.6% |
| 2000 | 23.7% | 54.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.0 percentage points from 65.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 48.1%, the figure has changed by +19.5 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Bangladesh has the 147th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.