Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals was 10.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Bangladesh, 2008–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 10.0% for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Bangladesh peaked at 10.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2008.
That places Bangladesh 140th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10.0% | — |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 137 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 10.4% compare
- 138 Morocco 10.2% compare
- 139 Tanzania, United Republic of 10.2% compare
- 141 Myanmar 10.0% compare
- 142 Mongolia 9.8% compare
- 143 Dominican Republic 9.4% compare
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- 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)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -44.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Bangladesh?
- Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Bangladesh was 10.0% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2008.
- How does Bangladesh rank for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Bangladesh ranks 140th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Municipal (domestic) water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry, and municipal purposes).