Drinking water services in rural areas in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Drinking water services in rural areas was 107,143 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas 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 rural areas in Kyrgyzstan stood at 107,143 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 24.0% on the previous year and down 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 676,343 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 107,143 people, in 2024.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 59th of 178 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 | 597,842 people | 498,835 people | 676,343 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 376,023 people | 262,195 people | 479,216 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 172,309 people | 107,143 people | 234,644 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 rural areas in Kyrgyzstan?
- Drinking water services in rural areas 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 in rural areas recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 676,343 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 107,143 people in 2024.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 59th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.7%. 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.