Drinking water service usage in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Drinking water service usage was 73.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water service usage in Kyrgyzstan is 73.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 77.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2001.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 96th of 163 countries on this measure, 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 | 49.7% | 46.4% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 58.3% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 73.9% | 77.6% | 5 |
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More environment data for Kyrgyzstan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 22.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1262 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9454 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Kyrgyzstan?
- Drinking water service usage in Kyrgyzstan was 73.9% 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2001.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for drinking water service usage?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 96th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.