Share using safely managed drinking water in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share using safely managed drinking water was 65.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share using safely managed drinking water in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 65.6% for share using safely managed drinking water in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Bhutan peaked at 67.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 106th out of 163 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.
Share using safely managed drinking water in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.4% | — |
| 2001 | 28.8% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 30.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 57.3% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 63.6% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 65.6% | -1.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 65.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.9%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 65.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 59.1%, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.2% | 28.4% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 32.1% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 63.6% | 67.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 103 South Africa 68.0% compare
- 104 Guyana 67.2% compare
- 105 North Korea 66.6% compare
- 107 Honduras 65.5% compare
- 108 Tajikistan 65.1% compare
- 109 Tunisia 65.0% compare
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share using safely managed drinking water in Bhutan?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Bhutan was 65.6% 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 using safely managed drinking water recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Bhutan ranks 106th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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 using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.