People using improved drinking water sources in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: People using improved drinking water sources was 122,236 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Azerbaijan, 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 people using improved drinking water sources in Azerbaijan is 122,236 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.3% on the previous year and down 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Azerbaijan peaked at 687,720 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 122,236 people, in 2024.
That places Azerbaijan 83rd out of 231 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.
People using improved drinking water sources in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 687,720 people | — |
| 2001 | 670,704 people | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 653,176 people | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 635,343 people | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 618,303 people | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 602,161 people | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 586,002 people | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 569,511 people | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 552,354 people | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 534,075 people | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 515,042 people | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 495,947 people | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 476,834 people | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 457,501 people | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 437,467 people | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 416,613 people | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 394,955 people | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 372,211 people | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 348,065 people | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 323,679 people | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 296,451 people | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 267,282 people | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 234,244 people | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 177,887 people | -24.1% |
| 2024 | 122,236 people | -31.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 610,935 people | 534,075 people | 687,720 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 423,831 people | 323,679 people | 515,042 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 219,620 people | 122,236 people | 296,451 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Azerbaijan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.689 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2012)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -78.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Azerbaijan?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Azerbaijan was 122,236 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 687,720 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,236 people in 2024.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Azerbaijan ranks 83rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.