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.
Drinking water services in rural areas in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 670,080 people | — |
| 2001 | 676,343 people | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 656,067 people | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 635,209 people | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 613,950 people | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 592,217 people | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 569,258 people | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 545,401 people | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 521,055 people | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 498,835 people | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 479,216 people | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 459,221 people | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 437,973 people | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 415,494 people | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 391,923 people | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 367,427 people | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 342,020 people | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 315,805 people | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 288,952 people | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 262,195 people | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 234,644 people | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 205,127 people | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 173,730 people | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 140,899 people | -18.9% |
| 2024 | 107,143 people | -24.0% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 107,143 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 222,289 people, 48% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More environment data for Kyrgyzstan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.581 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.97 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3 % 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 0.2726 % 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 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.