Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Bhutan
Bhutan: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 99.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 99.3% for population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Bhutan peaked at 99.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.7%, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 48th 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.7% | — |
| 2001 | 80.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 81.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 82.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 83.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 85.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 86.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 87.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 91.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 93.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 99.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 99.3% 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 | 84.3% | 79.7% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 90.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More environment data for Bhutan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2782 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.487 % 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 -5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Bhutan?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Bhutan was 99.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.7% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Bhutan ranks 48th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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