People using at least basic drinking water services in Bhutan
Bhutan: People using at least basic drinking water services was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services in Bhutan is 99.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Bhutan peaked at 99.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.8%, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 65th out of 214 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 | 87.9% | 83.8% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 92.6% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Bhutan
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 6,272 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 26,102 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 7.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 6,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 6,862 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 6,162 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 6,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 6,797 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 6.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 6,787 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Bhutan?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Bhutan was 99.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.8% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Bhutan ranks 65th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.