Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Bhutan
Bhutan: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 94.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Bhutan, 2004β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 94.5% for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Bhutan peaked at 94.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2004.
Bhutan ranks 23rd of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.4% | 77.0% | 78.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 79.7% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 90.6% | 94.5% | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Bhutan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 789,606 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9976 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Bhutan?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Bhutan was 94.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2004.
- How does Bhutan rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Bhutan ranks 23rd out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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