People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 95.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
95.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 97 countries
All-time high
95.7%
in 2016
All-time low
92.5%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Bangladesh, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Bangladesh stood at 95.7%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Bangladesh peaked at 95.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 92.5%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 18th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.5% | — |
| 2001 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.1% | 92.5% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 94.3% | 95.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 15 Montenegro 97.4% compare
- 16 Barbados 97.3% compare
- 17 Kazakhstan 96.2% compare
- 19 Belize 94.4% compare
- 20 Costa Rica 93.9% compare
- 21 Georgia 91.2% compare
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.5189 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0493 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.0043 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.049 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Bangladesh?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Bangladesh was 95.7% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.5% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Bangladesh ranks 18th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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