Bhutan - Access to safely managed sanitation services
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Bhutan was 66.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 66.77 in 2020, while its lowest value was 56.20 in 2000.
Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.20 |
| 2001 | 56.20 |
| 2002 | 56.91 |
| 2003 | 57.62 |
| 2004 | 58.32 |
| 2005 | 59.03 |
| 2006 | 59.74 |
| 2007 | 60.45 |
| 2008 | 61.15 |
| 2009 | 61.65 |
| 2010 | 62.12 |
| 2011 | 62.59 |
| 2012 | 63.05 |
| 2013 | 63.52 |
| 2014 | 63.99 |
| 2015 | 64.46 |
| 2016 | 64.92 |
| 2017 | 65.39 |
| 2018 | 65.85 |
| 2019 | 66.31 |
| 2020 | 66.77 |
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Bhutan was 63.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 79.51 in 2001, while its lowest value was 59.81 in 2016.
Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.51 |
| 2001 | 79.51 |
| 2002 | 78.52 |
| 2003 | 77.53 |
| 2004 | 76.54 |
| 2005 | 75.56 |
| 2006 | 74.57 |
| 2007 | 73.58 |
| 2008 | 72.59 |
| 2009 | 70.87 |
| 2010 | 69.14 |
| 2011 | 67.40 |
| 2012 | 65.65 |
| 2013 | 63.89 |
| 2014 | 62.13 |
| 2015 | 60.37 |
| 2016 | 59.81 |
| 2017 | 60.63 |
| 2018 | 61.45 |
| 2019 | 62.27 |
| 2020 | 63.09 |
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Bhutan was 65.22 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 65.22 in 2020, while its lowest value was 62.13 in 2000.
Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.13 |
| 2001 | 62.37 |
| 2002 | 62.87 |
| 2003 | 63.33 |
| 2004 | 63.76 |
| 2005 | 64.15 |
| 2006 | 64.44 |
| 2007 | 64.71 |
| 2008 | 64.96 |
| 2009 | 64.78 |
| 2010 | 64.56 |
| 2011 | 64.30 |
| 2012 | 64.00 |
| 2013 | 63.66 |
| 2014 | 63.29 |
| 2015 | 62.87 |
| 2016 | 62.91 |
| 2017 | 63.48 |
| 2018 | 64.05 |
| 2019 | 64.63 |
| 2020 | 65.22 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Disease prevention
