Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking was 61.51 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 61.51 for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Bhutan peaked at 61.51 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.5, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 65th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.5 | — |
| 2001 | 41.52 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 41.55 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 41.57 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 41.59 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 41.62 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 41.64 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 41.66 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 41.69 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 41.71 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 41.73 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 41.76 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 41.78 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 41.8 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 43.58 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 45.37 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 47.15 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 48.94 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 50.73 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 52.52 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 54.31 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 56.11 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 57.91 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 59.7 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 61.51 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.61 | 41.5 | 41.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.54 | 41.73 | 52.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.91 | 54.31 | 61.51 | 5 |
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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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0056 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -11.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0009 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Bhutan?
- Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Bhutan was 61.51 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 61.51 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5 in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking?
- Bhutan ranks 65th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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