Myanmar: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Myanmar's people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) rose 0.03 percentage points on 2023 (from 74.16% to 74.18%).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +0.47 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.14 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.55 percentage points in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.35 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 93% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Myanmar had the 139th highest value of the 192 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Myanmar in the 2024 ranking

• Peru — 136th of 192: 78.77%
• South Africa — 137th of 192: 77.38%
• Mongolia — 138th of 192: 74.28%
• Timor-Leste — 140th of 192: 72.94%
• Botswana — 141st of 192: 72.12%
• Pakistan — 142nd of 192: 71.88%

What this measures

The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Limitations: National, regional and income group estimates are made when data are available for at least 50 percent of the population.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 25 values

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — 62.12% (2024)
• Australia — 100% (2024)
• Brunei Darussalam — 100% (2024)
• Cambodia — 83.34% (2024)
• China — 97.27% (2024)
• Fiji — 92.75% (2024)
• French Polynesia — 97.51% (2024)
• Guam — 90.38% (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China

More health data for Myanmar

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 7.7% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 8.22% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 6.43 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 23.33% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 6.78 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 24.84% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 13.21 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 24.08% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 7.88% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Myanmar's people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)?

74.18% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 10.72 percentage points from 63.46% in 2000. The highest value was 74.18% in 2024 and the lowest 63.46% in 2000.

How does Myanmar rank?

139th highest of 192 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) unusual for Myanmar?

In 2024, Myanmar's people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) rose 0.03 percentage points on 2023 (from 74.16% to 74.18%). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +0.47 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.14 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.STA.BASS.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: washdata.org, publisher: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), date accessed: 2025-09-30, date published: 2025-08… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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