People using at least a basic drinking water source in Bolivia
Bolivia: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 11.59 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Bolivia, 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 Bolivia stood at 11.59 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Bolivia peaked at 11.59 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.99 million people, in 2000.
Bolivia ranks 74th of 231 countries on this measure, 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 | 7.80 million people | 6.99 million people | 8.65 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.75 million people | 8.85 million people | 10.65 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.20 million people | 10.83 million people | 11.59 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Bolivia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 63.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.14 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 21.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0285 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0251 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0181 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0816 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Bolivia?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Bolivia was 11.59 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.59 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.99 million people in 2000.
- How does Bolivia rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Bolivia ranks 74th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.