Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh is 99.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 99.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95.9%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 92nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.9% | — |
| 2001 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 99.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 99.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 98.8%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.7% | 95.9% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 97.6% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 89 New Caledonia 99.5% compare
- 90 Palau 99.5% compare
- 91 Guam 99.5% compare
- 93 Trinidad and Tobago 99.5% compare
- 94 United States Virgin Islands 99.5% compare
- 95 Latvia 99.5% compare
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.236 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh was 99.5% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.9% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 92nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.