Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Bosnia and Herzegovina

Safely managed drinking water in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024 — 86.4%. Ranked 68 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.1 pp.

2024 86.4% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank 68of 148
Period maximum 88.9%2018
Period minimum 86.4%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2024868788892000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 87.5%2001: 87.6%2002: 87.6%2003: 87.7%2004: 87.8%2005: 87.9%2006: 88%2007: 88.1%2008: 88.2%2009: 88.3%2010: 88.3%2011: 88.4%2012: 88.5%2013: 88.6%2014: 88.7%2015: 88.7%2016: 88.8%2017: 88.9%2018: 88.9%2019: 88.7%2020: 88.2%2021: 87.6%2022: 87%2023: 86.4%2024: 86.4%
Change over the period: −1.1 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.4%
World 73.7%
Southern Europe computed 95.5%
Safely managed drinking water — Bosnia and Herzegovina, by year Bosnia and Herzegovina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 86.4 −0 pp
2023 86.4 −0.6 pp
2022 87 −0.6 pp
2021 87.6 −0.6 pp
2020 88.2 −0.6 pp
2019 88.7 −0.1 pp
2018 88.9 +0 pp
2017 88.9 +0.1 pp
2016 88.8 +0 pp
2015 88.7 +0.1 pp
2014 88.7 +0.1 pp
2013 88.6 +0.1 pp
2012 88.5 +0.1 pp
2011 88.4 +0.1 pp
2010 88.3 +0.1 pp
2009 88.3 +0.1 pp
2008 88.2 +0.1 pp
2007 88.1 +0.1 pp
2006 88 +0.1 pp
2005 87.9 +0.1 pp
2004 87.8 +0.1 pp
2003 87.7 +0.1 pp
2002 87.6 +0.1 pp
2001 87.6 +0.1 pp
2000 87.5

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed drinking water — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Three requirements at once: the source is improved and located in the dwelling or on the plot, water is available when it is needed, and it is free of contamination. It is this indicator that is written into Sustainable Development Goal 6.1, whereas the better-known “basic access” requires only an improved source within half an hour's walk — the gap between the two measures in some countries exceeds forty percentage points.

Important: Stricter than basic access on three counts at once. There are fewer territories than for the basic indicator: testing for contamination requires laboratory data, which are not available everywhere.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.