Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Bhutan
Bhutan: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 68.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.9%
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
22nd
of 85 countries
All-time high
75.4%
in 2022
All-time low
24.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 68.9% for population using safely managed drinking-water services in 2024.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Bhutan peaked at 75.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 22nd of 85 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.0% | — |
| 2001 | 24.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 66.3% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 70.4% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 74.5% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 75.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 68.9% | -4.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 68.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.7%, 2.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 68.9% is above the median for South Asia, which is 62.5%, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.3% | 24.0% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 26.9% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 68.9% | 75.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More environment data for Bhutan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2782 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.487 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in Bhutan?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Bhutan was 68.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Bhutan ranks 22nd out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. 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 safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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