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Groundwater in Bangladesh: Depletion, Arsenic, and Sustainability
Executive finding
Water per capita 7,900 m3/yr (data unavailable), extraction 30.2 BCM vs 21.2 BCM recharge. Overdraft 9.0 BCM (42%). Arsenic: 14% wells, Barind drop 15m.
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BDPolicyLab Research. (2026). Groundwater in Bangladesh: Depletion, Arsenic, and Sustainability. Bangladesh Policy Laboratory. https://bdpolicylab.com/publications/groundwater-in-bangladesh-depletion-arsenic-and-sustainability
Method and source
Consult the references and methods in this publication for sources, observation periods and limitations. The publication date is not the observation date of its underlying data.