People using improved drinking water sources in Bhutan
Bhutan: People using improved drinking water sources was 549.02 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 549.02 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.8% on the previous year and down 92.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Bhutan peaked at 33,314 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 549.02 people, in 2024.
That places Bhutan 156th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33,314 people | — |
| 2001 | 29,082 people | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 27,594 people | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 26,039 people | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 24,426 people | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 22,734 people | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 21,046 people | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 19,310 people | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 17,559 people | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 15,799 people | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 14,034 people | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 12,268 people | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 10,504 people | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 8,740 people | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 6,976 people | -20.2% |
| 2015 | 5,211 people | -25.3% |
| 2016 | 3,448 people | -33.8% |
| 2017 | 1,690 people | -51.0% |
| 2018 | 976.95 people | -42.2% |
| 2019 | 937.43 people | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 894.97 people | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 849.7 people | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 801.38 people | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 730.4 people | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 549.02 people | -24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23,690 people | 15,799 people | 33,314 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,478 people | 937.43 people | 14,034 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 765.09 people | 549.02 people | 894.97 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Bhutan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2782 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0227 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Bhutan?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Bhutan was 549.02 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 33,314 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 549.02 people in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Bhutan ranks 156th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.