People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 38,710 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People in rural areas not using an improved 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 people.
Analysis
In 2024, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Bulgaria stood at 38,710 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Bulgaria peaked at 38,710 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9,065 people, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 97th out of 178 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 | 17,162 people | 9,065 people | 24,419 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,874 people | 25,790 people | 35,266 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,399 people | 36,069 people | 38,710 people | 5 |
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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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Bulgaria?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Bulgaria was 38,710 people 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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 38,710 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,065 people in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Bulgaria ranks 97th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 People in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.