Drinking water usage in urban areas in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 0 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0 people
World rank
84th
of 188 countries
All-time high
15,082 people
in 2001
All-time low
0 people
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Drinking water usage in urban 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
Kyrgyzstan recorded 0 people for drinking water usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 15,082 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2021.
That places Kyrgyzstan 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14,943 people | — |
| 2001 | 15,082 people | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 14,758 people | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 14,423 people | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 14,082 people | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 13,733 people | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 13,357 people | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 12,962 people | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 12,558 people | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 12,209 people | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 11,940 people | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 11,681 people | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 11,410 people | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 11,124 people | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 10,826 people | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 10,519 people | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 10,203 people | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 9,879 people | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 9,552 people | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 9,247 people | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 8,922 people | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 0 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,494 people. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water usage in urban areas in Kyrgyzstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -100.0% | 8,922 people | 0 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,811 people | 12,209 people | 15,082 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,638 people | 9,247 people | 11,940 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,784 people | 0 people | 8,922 people | 5 |
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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 usage in urban areas in Kyrgyzstan?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Kyrgyzstan was 0 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 usage in urban areas recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 15,082 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2021.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.