People not using improved drinking water sources in Bhutan
Bhutan: People not using improved drinking water sources was 548.99 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not 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 548.99 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.8% on the previous year and down 97.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Bhutan peaked at 84,679 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 548.99 people, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 159th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65,984 people | 45,861 people | 84,679 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,447 people | 1,370 people | 41,182 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 894.48 people | 548.99 people | 1,223 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Bhutan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.55 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.3401 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4778 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0032 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1744 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Bhutan?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Bhutan was 548.99 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 84,679 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 548.99 people in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Bhutan ranks 159th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.6%. 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.