Municipal water withdrawal in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Municipal water withdrawal was 4.23 billion cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Municipal water withdrawal in Kazakhstan, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal water withdrawal in Kazakhstan is 4.23 billion cubic meters, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and up 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Kazakhstan peaked at 4.85 billion cubic meters in 2020 and was at its lowest, 583.00 million cubic meters, in 1995.
Kazakhstan ranks 25th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Municipal water withdrawal in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 603.00 million cubic meters | — |
| 1994 | 593.00 million cubic meters | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 583.00 million cubic meters | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 901.20 million cubic meters | +54.6% |
| 1997 | 1.22 billion cubic meters | +35.3% |
| 1998 | 1.54 billion cubic meters | +26.1% |
| 1999 | 1.86 billion cubic meters | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 2.17 billion cubic meters | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 2.13 billion cubic meters | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 2.29 billion cubic meters | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 2.37 billion cubic meters | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 2.33 billion cubic meters | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 2.41 billion cubic meters | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.55 billion cubic meters | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 2.54 billion cubic meters | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.62 billion cubic meters | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 2.53 billion cubic meters | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 3.01 billion cubic meters | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 2.53 billion cubic meters | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 2.49 billion cubic meters | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.29 billion cubic meters | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 2.35 billion cubic meters | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.31 billion cubic meters | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.40 billion cubic meters | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 2.35 billion cubic meters | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 3.64 billion cubic meters | +54.9% |
| 2019 | 3.85 billion cubic meters | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 4.85 billion cubic meters | +26.2% |
| 2021 | 3.85 billion cubic meters | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 4.71 billion cubic meters | +22.4% |
| 2023 | 4.23 billion cubic meters | -10.1% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 4.23 billion cubic meters is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 542.00 million cubic meters, 7.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 4.23 billion cubic meters is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 657.50 million cubic meters, 6.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal water withdrawal in Kazakhstan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +54.6% | 583.00 million cubic meters | 901.20 million cubic meters |
| 2018 | +54.9% | 2.35 billion cubic meters | 3.64 billion cubic meters |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.04 billion cubic meters | 583.00 million cubic meters | 1.86 billion cubic meters | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.39 billion cubic meters | 2.13 billion cubic meters | 2.62 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.72 billion cubic meters | 2.29 billion cubic meters | 3.85 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.41 billion cubic meters | 3.85 billion cubic meters | 4.85 billion cubic meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More environment data for Kazakhstan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9617 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.801 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.29 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Kazakhstan?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Kazakhstan was 4.23 billion cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.85 billion cubic meters in 2020.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 583.00 million cubic meters in 1995.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Kazakhstan ranks 25th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.