Drinking water services in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan: Drinking water services was 417,925 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
417,925 people
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
46th
of 231 countries
All-time high
1.23 million people
in 2000
All-time low
417,925 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Drinking water services in Uzbekistan, 2000–2024

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M2000201220242000: 1.2M people2001: 1.2M people2002: 1.2M people2003: 1.1M people2004: 1.1M people2005: 1.1M people2006: 1.0M people2007: 1.0M people2008: 980.6k people2009: 948.8k people2010: 916.0k people2011: 885.2k people2012: 856.5k people2013: 827.1k people2014: 797.3k people2015: 766.6k people2016: 734.5k people2017: 700.8k people2018: 665.5k people2019: 629.0k people2020: 590.1k people2021: 549.7k people2022: 507.8k people2023: 464.0k people2024: 417.9k people

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 Uzbekistan stood at 417,925 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drinking water services in Uzbekistan peaked at 1.23 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 417,925 people, in 2024.

Uzbekistan ranks 46th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.09 million people 948,831 people 1.23 million people 10
2010s 777,856 people 629,006 people 916,011 people 10
2020s 505,881 people 417,925 people 590,061 people 5

Countries ranked near Uzbekistan

  1. 43 Liberia 468,786 people compare
  2. 44 Sri Lanka 455,386 people compare
  3. 45 Venezuela 421,260 people compare
  4. 47 Benin 370,932 people compare
  5. 48 Congo 359,885 people compare
  6. 49 Malawi 353,212 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drinking water services in Uzbekistan?
Drinking water services in Uzbekistan was 417,925 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 Uzbekistan?
The highest recorded value was 1.23 million people in 2000.
What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Uzbekistan?
The lowest recorded value was 417,925 people in 2024.
How does Uzbekistan rank for drinking water services?
Uzbekistan ranks 46th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is drinking water services rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uzbekistan 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.