Drinking water service usage in Bhutan
Bhutan: Drinking water service usage was 65.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage 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
The most recent figure for drinking water service usage in Bhutan is 65.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Bhutan peaked at 67.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 106th out of 163 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 | 30.2% | 28.4% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 32.1% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 63.6% | 67.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 103 South Africa 68.0% compare
- 104 Guyana 67.2% compare
- 105 North Korea 66.6% compare
- 107 Honduras 65.5% compare
- 108 Tajikistan 65.1% compare
- 109 Tunisia 65.0% compare
More environment data for Bhutan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.55 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.3401 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4778 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0032 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1744 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Bhutan?
- Drinking water service usage in Bhutan was 65.6% 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 drinking water service usage recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for drinking water service usage?
- Bhutan ranks 106th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. 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 Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.