People using at least basic drinking water services in Bolivia
Bolivia: People using at least basic drinking water services was 93.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Bolivia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services in Bolivia stood at 93.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Bolivia peaked at 93.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.2%, in 2000.
Bolivia ranks 139th of 214 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.8% | 81.2% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 86.9% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 91.7% | 93.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Bolivia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Bolivia was 93.4% 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.2% in 2000.
- How does Bolivia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Bolivia ranks 139th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.