Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population was 99.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 99.9% for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 99.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 99.5%, in 2000.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 72nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.5% | — |
| 2001 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.509 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.09 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 99.9% 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 using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.5% in 2000.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 72nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.