People using improved drinking water sources in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: People using improved drinking water sources was 223,914 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 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
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 223,914 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 504,868 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 223,914 people, in 2024.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 70th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 504,868 people | — |
| 2001 | 498,039 people | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 490,969 people | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 483,598 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 475,891 people | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 467,826 people | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 459,448 people | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 450,700 people | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 441,427 people | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 431,639 people | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 421,335 people | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 410,500 people | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 399,131 people | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 387,517 people | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 375,537 people | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 363,008 people | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 349,926 people | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 336,299 people | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 322,094 people | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 307,316 people | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 291,547 people | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 274,742 people | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 257,926 people | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 241,184 people | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 223,914 people | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 470,440 people | 431,639 people | 504,868 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 367,266 people | 307,316 people | 421,335 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 257,863 people | 223,914 people | 291,547 people | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.09 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.77 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -14.22 Percentage change (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 1,469 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 3,606 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 29,805 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 12,804 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 17,001 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.1608 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 223,914 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 Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 504,868 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 223,914 people in 2024.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 70th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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.