Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 98.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 98.8% for population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Bangladesh peaked at 98.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.6%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 54th of 177 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.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.6% | — |
| 2001 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 98.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 98.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 96.9%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.5% | 93.6% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 95.7% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.1% | 98.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.236 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Bangladesh?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Bangladesh was 98.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Bangladesh ranks 54th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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