Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita was 97.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan stood at 97.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan peaked at 97.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 130th out of 232 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.9% | 49.8% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 71.1% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 90.5% | 97.4% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -16.4% (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.6% (2025)
- GDP per capita 3,989 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 6.6% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 3.18 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 3,989 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 87.16 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 12.98 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 155.11 million current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 7.44 billion current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan?
- Share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan was 97.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 130th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.