Drinking water services in rural areas in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Drinking water services in rural areas was 565,346 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas in Tajikistan, 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
The most recent figure for drinking water services in rural areas in Tajikistan is 565,346 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Tajikistan peaked at 2.07 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 547,749 people, in 2022.
Tajikistan ranks 34th of 178 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.86 million people | 1.63 million people | 2.07 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 million people | 870,574 people | 1.57 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 619,684 people | 547,749 people | 768,074 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 31 Sierra Leone 707,883 people compare
- 32 Cote d'Ivoire 691,482 people compare
- 33 Bangladesh 628,636 people compare
- 35 Togo 559,167 people compare
- 36 Bolivia 548,454 people compare
- 37 Somalia 542,348 people compare
More environment data for Tajikistan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 22.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0033 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0099 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in Tajikistan?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Tajikistan was 565,346 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 547,749 people in 2022.
- How does Tajikistan rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Tajikistan ranks 34th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.