Drinking water services in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Drinking water services was 107,143 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services 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 people.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water services in Kyrgyzstan stood at 107,143 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.0% on the previous year and down 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 691,424 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 107,143 people, in 2024.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 64th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 611,652 people | 511,044 people | 691,424 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 386,661 people | 271,442 people | 491,156 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 174,093 people | 107,143 people | 243,566 people | 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 services in Kyrgyzstan?
- Drinking water services in Kyrgyzstan was 107,143 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 691,424 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 107,143 people in 2024.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for drinking water services?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 64th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.