People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Bhutan
Bhutan: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 61.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Bhutan stood at 61.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Bhutan peaked at 61.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 64th of 104 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, urban in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.5% | — |
| 2001 | 41.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 41.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 41.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 43.6% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 54.3% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 56.1% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 57.9% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 59.7% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 61.5% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.6% | 41.5% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 41.7% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 54.3% | 61.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Bhutan?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Bhutan was 61.5% 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 safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Bhutan ranks 64th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.