Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 86.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 86.4%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 88.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 86.4%, in 2024.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 81st of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.5% | — |
| 2001 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 87.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 88.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 88.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 88.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 88.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 87.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 86.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.9% | 87.5% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 88.3% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 86.4% | 88.2% | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.509 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.09 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0187 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0042 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 51.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 86.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4% in 2024.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 81st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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