Drinking water services in rural areas in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan: Drinking water services in rural areas was 399,896 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
399,896 people
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
44th
of 178 countries
All-time high
1.01 million people
in 2000
All-time low
399,896 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Drinking water services in rural areas in Uzbekistan, 2000–2024

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M2000201220242000: 1.0M people2001: 982.5k people2002: 956.0k people2003: 929.0k people2004: 902.0k people2005: 874.8k people2006: 847.7k people2007: 821.3k people2008: 795.6k people2009: 770.1k people2010: 743.9k people2011: 721.3k people2012: 702.1k people2013: 682.4k people2014: 662.4k people2015: 641.8k people2016: 620.2k people2017: 597.2k people2018: 573.1k people2019: 547.9k people2020: 520.7k people2021: 492.4k people2022: 463.0k people2023: 432.3k people2024: 399.9k 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 rural areas in Uzbekistan stood at 399,896 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Uzbekistan peaked at 1.01 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 399,896 people, in 2024.

Uzbekistan ranks 44th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 888,795 people 770,061 people 1.01 million people 10
2010s 649,216 people 547,897 people 743,925 people 10
2020s 461,639 people 399,896 people 520,656 people 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is drinking water services in rural areas in Uzbekistan?
Drinking water services in rural areas in Uzbekistan was 399,896 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 Uzbekistan?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 million people in 2000.
What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Uzbekistan?
The lowest recorded value was 399,896 people in 2024.
How does Uzbekistan rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
Uzbekistan ranks 44th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Drinking water services in rural areas
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
178 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.