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.
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 |
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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 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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