Drinking water service usage in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Drinking water service usage was 91.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Kazakhstan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 91.5% for drinking water service usage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Kazakhstan peaked at 91.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 2000.
That places Kazakhstan 68th 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 | 69.1% | 63.2% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 77.9% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 90.7% | 91.5% | 5 |
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More environment data for Kazakhstan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 330.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 16.04 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 22.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 28.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0514 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 57.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0467 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1425 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Kazakhstan?
- Drinking water service usage in Kazakhstan was 91.5% 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 2000.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for drinking water service usage?
- Kazakhstan ranks 68th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.