Drinking water service usage in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Drinking water service usage was 57.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Azerbaijan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 57.8% for drinking water service usage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Azerbaijan peaked at 57.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2000.
That places Azerbaijan 118th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.4% | 48.8% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 52.4% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 56.3% | 57.8% | 5 |
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More environment data for Azerbaijan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 58.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.71 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0301 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 5.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 14.95 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0164 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0428 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Azerbaijan?
- Drinking water service usage in Azerbaijan was 57.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2000.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for drinking water service usage?
- Azerbaijan ranks 118th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.