Drinking water services in rural areas in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Drinking water services in rural areas was 628,636 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water services in rural areas in Bangladesh stood at 628,636 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Bangladesh peaked at 2.81 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 628,636 people, in 2024.
That places Bangladesh 33rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.46 million people | 2.06 million people | 2.81 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 million people | 1.09 million people | 1.96 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 811,725 people | 628,636 people | 997,311 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 30 South Africa 760,592 people compare
- 31 Sierra Leone 707,883 people compare
- 32 Cote d'Ivoire 691,482 people compare
- 34 Tajikistan 565,346 people compare
- 35 Togo 559,167 people compare
- 36 Bolivia 548,454 people compare
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 220.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.27 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 47.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0339 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 70.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0703 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1507 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 17.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in Bangladesh?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Bangladesh was 628,636 people 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 services in rural areas recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 628,636 people in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Bangladesh ranks 33rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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 services in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.