Bhutan - Access to safely managed drinking water services

People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Bhutan was 27.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 27.60 in 2020, while its lowest value was 21.95 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 21.95
2001 22.29
2002 22.64
2003 22.99
2004 23.33
2005 23.68
2006 24.03
2007 24.38
2008 24.72
2009 25.07
2010 25.42
2011 25.76
2012 26.11
2013 26.46
2014 26.81
2015 27.15
2016 27.43
2017 27.60
2018 27.60
2019 27.60
2020 27.60

People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Bhutan was 48.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 48.98 in 2020, while its lowest value was 48.56 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 48.56
2001 48.58
2002 48.61
2003 48.63
2004 48.65
2005 48.67
2006 48.69
2007 48.71
2008 48.73
2009 48.75
2010 48.77
2011 48.79
2012 48.81
2013 48.83
2014 48.86
2015 48.88
2016 48.90
2017 48.92
2018 48.94
2019 48.96
2020 48.98

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population)

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in Bhutan was 36.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 36.65 in 2020, while its lowest value was 28.71 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 28.71
2001 29.25
2002 29.80
2003 30.34
2004 30.89
2005 31.42
2006 31.85
2007 32.28
2008 32.70
2009 33.12
2010 33.54
2011 33.96
2012 34.37
2013 34.77
2014 35.17
2015 35.56
2016 35.89
2017 36.16
2018 36.33
2019 36.49
2020 36.65

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention