Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 99.19 in 2024. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2024)
99.19
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
102nd
of 224 countries
All-time high
99.74
in 2000
All-time low
99.19
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Bulgaria, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 99.72001: 99.72002: 99.72003: 99.72004: 99.62005: 99.62006: 99.62007: 99.52008: 99.52009: 99.52010: 99.52011: 99.42012: 99.42013: 99.42014: 99.42015: 99.42016: 99.32017: 99.32018: 99.32019: 99.32020: 99.32021: 99.22022: 99.22023: 99.22024: 99.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 99.19 for share of the population using improved water sources wash in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Bulgaria peaked at 99.74 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.19, in 2024.

Bulgaria ranks 102nd of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 99.61 99.49 99.74 10
2010s 99.37 99.27 99.47 10
2020s 99.22 99.19 99.25 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 99 Wallis and Futuna 99.28 compare
  2. 100 Iraq 99.28 compare
  3. 101 Serbia 99.26 compare
  4. 103 Japan 99.18 compare
  5. 104 Ukraine 99.18 compare
  6. 105 Tuvalu 99.15 compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Bulgaria?
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Bulgaria was 99.19 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 99.74 in 2000.
What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 99.19 in 2024.
How does Bulgaria rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
Bulgaria ranks 102nd out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the population using improved water sources wash
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
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