People using safely managed drinking water services in Bhutan
Bhutan: People using safely managed drinking water services was 65.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed 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
Bhutan recorded 65.6% for people using safely managed drinking water services in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Bhutan peaked at 67.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 94th of 151 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.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.4% | — |
| 2001 | 28.8% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 30.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 57.3% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 63.6% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 65.6% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.2% | 28.4% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 32.1% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 63.6% | 67.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 91 South Africa 68.0% compare
- 92 Guyana 67.2% compare
- 93 North Korea 66.6% compare
- 95 Honduras 65.5% compare
- 96 Tajikistan 65.1% compare
- 97 Tunisia 65.0% compare
More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0983 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1054 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Bhutan?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Bhutan was 65.6% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Bhutan ranks 94th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. 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 safely managed 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 drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.