People using at least a basic drinking water source in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 6.70 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Bulgaria, 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 Bulgaria stood at 6.70 million people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Bulgaria peaked at 7.98 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.70 million people, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 104th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.70 million people | 7.45 million people | 7.98 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.15 million people | 6.92 million people | 7.40 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.78 million people | 6.70 million people | 6.88 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Bulgaria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 46.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.25 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2479 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7282 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0476 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Bulgaria?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Bulgaria was 6.70 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.98 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.70 million people in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Bulgaria ranks 104th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.