Drinking water usage in urban areas in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 18,029 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Uzbekistan, 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
Uzbekistan recorded 18,029 people for drinking water usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 43.1% on the previous year and down 86.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Uzbekistan peaked at 225,191 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18,029 people, in 2024.
That places Uzbekistan 42nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 225,191 people | — |
| 2001 | 221,198 people | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 216,917 people | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 212,289 people | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 207,343 people | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 202,086 people | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 196,544 people | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 190,833 people | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 184,961 people | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 178,770 people | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 172,086 people | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 163,908 people | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 154,427 people | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 144,748 people | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 134,904 people | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 124,813 people | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 114,378 people | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 103,559 people | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 92,469 people | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 81,109 people | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 69,405 people | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 57,312 people | -17.4% |
| 2022 | 44,770 people | -21.9% |
| 2023 | 31,694 people | -29.2% |
| 2024 | 18,029 people | -43.1% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 18,029 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,494 people, 2.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water usage in urban areas in Uzbekistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -43.1% | 31,694 people | 18,029 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 203,613 people | 178,770 people | 225,191 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 128,640 people | 81,109 people | 172,086 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,242 people | 18,029 people | 69,405 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Uzbekistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -18.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.74 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.76 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 7.63 % 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 0.4364 % 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 Uzbekistan?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Uzbekistan was 18,029 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 225,191 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,029 people in 2024.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Uzbekistan ranks 42nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.6%. 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 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.