People using improved drinking water sources in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: People using improved drinking water sources was 20,571 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved drinking water sources in Kazakhstan, 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
In 2024, people using improved drinking water sources in Kazakhstan stood at 20,571 people.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 95.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.12 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20,411 people, in 2023.
Kazakhstan ranks 111th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.12 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.08 million people | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.03 million people | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 987,220 people | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 943,441 people | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 899,953 people | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 856,746 people | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 813,668 people | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 770,453 people | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 727,315 people | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 684,028 people | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 639,919 people | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 593,298 people | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 544,060 people | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 493,533 people | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 441,576 people | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 403,655 people | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 367,808 people | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 313,675 people | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 257,855 people | -17.8% |
| 2020 | 200,479 people | -22.3% |
| 2021 | 141,631 people | -29.4% |
| 2022 | 81,673 people | -42.3% |
| 2023 | 20,411 people | -75.0% |
| 2024 | 20,571 people | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 922,508 people | 727,315 people | 1.12 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 473,941 people | 257,855 people | 684,028 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 92,953 people | 20,411 people | 200,479 people | 5 |
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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)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -88.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Kazakhstan?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Kazakhstan was 20,571 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,411 people in 2023.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Kazakhstan ranks 111th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.