People using at least a basic drinking water source in Bhutan
Bhutan: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 787,935 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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
In 2024, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Bhutan stood at 787,935 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Bhutan peaked at 787,935 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 499,873 people, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 162nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 572,897 people | 499,873 people | 636,755 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 705,987 people | 649,433 people | 756,896 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 775,492 people | 762,903 people | 787,935 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Bhutan?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Bhutan was 787,935 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 787,935 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 499,873 people in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Bhutan ranks 162nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.