Drinking water services in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Drinking water services was 15,719 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Drinking water services 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 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.
Drinking water services in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 284,619 people | — |
| 2001 | 268,671 people | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 252,707 people | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 236,747 people | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 220,797 people | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 204,855 people | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 188,903 people | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 172,885 people | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 156,725 people | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 140,440 people | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 123,954 people | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 107,115 people | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 91,427 people | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 76,841 people | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 61,889 people | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 46,542 people | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 30,788 people | -33.8% |
| 2017 | 14,597 people | -52.6% |
| 2018 | 14,785 people | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 14,962 people | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 15,127 people | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 15,276 people | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 15,439 people | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 15,596 people | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 15,719 people | +0.8% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 15,719 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,292 people, 3.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Kazakhstan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9617 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.801 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.29 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.