Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 96.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 96.1% for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 97.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 2014.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 133rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.0% | 96.6% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 96.0% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 96.1% | 96.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More environment data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 27.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.73 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4439 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0048 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0126 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.9494 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 96.1% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 2014.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 133rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.