Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 97.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 97.5% for population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Bulgaria peaked at 99.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97.5%, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 66th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.2% | 98.8% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 97.9% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 97.5% | 97.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 63 Jordan 97.8% compare
- 64 Portugal 97.8% compare
- 65 Kazakhstan 97.6% compare
- 67 Mexico 97.5% compare
- 68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.3% compare
- 69 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 97.0% compare
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 population using at least basic drinking-water services in Bulgaria?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Bulgaria was 97.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.5% in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Bulgaria ranks 66th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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