Safely managed drinking water in Bhutan
65.6% of people in Bhutan used safely managed drinking water in 2024.
Bhutan, 2024
65.6%
Change from 2023
−1.1percentage points
World, 2024
73.7%
Position in 2024
92nd of 148
Safely managed drinking water in Bhutan over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bhutan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 65.6% | 73.7% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | 72.0% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | 71.5% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | 71.0% |
| 2020 | 63.6% | 70.5% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | 69.9% |
| 2018 | 57.3% | 69.4% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | 68.8% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | 68.2% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | 67.7% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | 67.1% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | 66.5% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | 65.9% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | 65.3% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | 64.8% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | 63.8% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | 62.8% |
| 2004 | 30.1% | 62.5% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | 62.1% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | 61.8% |
| 2001 | 28.8% | 61.5% |
| 2000 | 28.4% | 61.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.1 percentage points from 66.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 43.7%, the figure has changed by +21.9 percentage points.
- Among the 148 countries with data for 2024, Bhutan has the 92nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.7%.