Drinking water services in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Drinking water services was 15,719 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
15,719 people
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
83rd
of 231 countries
All-time high
284,619 people
in 2000
All-time low
14,597 people
in 2017
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Drinking water services in Kazakhstan, 2000–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2000201220242000: 284.6k people2001: 268.7k people2002: 252.7k people2003: 236.7k people2004: 220.8k people2005: 204.9k people2006: 188.9k people2007: 172.9k people2008: 156.7k people2009: 140.4k people2010: 124.0k people2011: 107.1k people2012: 91.4k people2013: 76.8k people2014: 61.9k people2015: 46.5k people2016: 30.8k people2017: 14.6k people2018: 14.8k people2019: 15.0k people2020: 15.1k people2021: 15.3k people2022: 15.4k people2023: 15.6k people2024: 15.7k people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Kazakhstan recorded 15,719 people for drinking water services in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 74.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drinking water services in Kazakhstan peaked at 284,619 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14,597 people, in 2017.

That places Kazakhstan 83rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 212,735 people 140,440 people 284,619 people 10
2010s 58,290 people 14,597 people 123,954 people 10
2020s 15,432 people 15,127 people 15,719 people 5

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 80 Burkina Faso 16,882 people compare
  2. 81 Fiji 16,474 people compare
  3. 82 Jamaica 16,157 people compare
  4. 84 Vanuatu 15,040 people compare
  5. 85 Botswana 10,379 people compare
  6. 86 Senegal 10,092 people compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drinking water services in Kazakhstan?
Drinking water services in Kazakhstan was 15,719 people 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 services recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 284,619 people in 2000.
What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 14,597 people in 2017.
How does Kazakhstan rank for drinking water services?
Kazakhstan ranks 83rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is drinking water services rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Drinking water services
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,429 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.