People using at least a basic drinking water source in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 171.45 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 people.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Bangladesh stood at 171.45 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Bangladesh peaked at 171.45 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 127.22 million people, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 8th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 136.78 million people | 127.22 million people | 145.24 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 154.36 million people | 146.82 million people | 161.79 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 167.22 million people | 163.43 million people | 171.45 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 220.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.27 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 47.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0339 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 70.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0703 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1507 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 17.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Bangladesh?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Bangladesh was 171.45 million 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 at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 171.45 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 127.22 million people in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.