Safely managed sanitation in Bhutan
49.5% of people in Bhutan used safely managed sanitation in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Bhutan, 2024
49.5%
Change from 2023
+0.4percentage points
World, 2024
58.5%
Position in 2024
83rd of 141
Safely managed sanitation in Bhutan over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bhutan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49.5% | 58.5% |
| 2023 | 49.1% | 57.8% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | 57.0% |
| 2021 | 48.2% | 56.1% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | 55.2% |
| 2019 | 47.9% | 54.2% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | 52.8% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | 51.3% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | 49.9% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | 48.4% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | 46.9% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | 45.5% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | 44.1% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | 42.8% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | 41.5% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | 40.2% |
| 2008 | 44.6% | 38.9% |
| 2007 | 43.9% | 37.6% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | 36.3% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | 35.1% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | 34.0% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | 32.8% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | 31.7% |
| 2001 | 38.3% | 31.7% |
| 2000 | 38.2% | 31.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 49.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 46.7%, the figure has changed by +2.8 percentage points.
- Among the 141 countries with data for 2024, Bhutan has the 83rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 58.5%.