Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Bulgaria is 99.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Bulgaria peaked at 99.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.2%, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 86th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 83 Wallis and Futuna 99.3% compare
- 84 Montenegro 99.3% compare
- 85 Trinidad and Tobago 99.3% compare
- 87 Japan 99.2% compare
- 88 Barbados 99.2% compare
- 89 Chile 99.1% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Bulgaria?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Bulgaria was 99.2% 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Bulgaria ranks 86th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.