Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 62.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Bangladesh stood at 62.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Bangladesh peaked at 62.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 28th out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 59.9% | 59.4% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 60.5% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 62.1% | 62.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 220.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.27 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 47.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0339 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 70.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0703 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1507 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 17.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in Bangladesh?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Bangladesh was 62.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Bangladesh ranks 28th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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