Drinking water service usage in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Drinking water service usage was 65.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Tajikistan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water service usage in Tajikistan stood at 65.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Tajikistan peaked at 65.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 2000.
Tajikistan ranks 108th 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.
Drinking water service usage in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.5% | — |
| 2001 | 36.6% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 37.8% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 38.9% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 41.4% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 42.6% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 43.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 49.4% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 58.6% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 60.3% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 63.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 64.9% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 65.1% | +0.2% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 65.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.9%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 65.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.7%, 67% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.9% | 35.5% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 48.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 63.0% | 65.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More environment data for Tajikistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -16.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.61 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.32 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9616 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Tajikistan?
- Drinking water service usage in Tajikistan was 65.1% 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 65.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2000.
- How does Tajikistan rank for drinking water service usage?
- Tajikistan ranks 108th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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 fecal and priority chemical contamination.