People using improved drinking water sources in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: People using improved drinking water sources was 94,320 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Kyrgyzstan is 94,320 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 209,888 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 94,320 people, in 2024.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 85th of 231 countries on this measure, 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 Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 207,950 people | — |
| 2001 | 209,888 people | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 204,773 people | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 199,494 people | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 194,115 people | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 188,606 people | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 182,731 people | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 176,586 people | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 170,301 people | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 164,740 people | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 160,123 people | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 155,476 people | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 150,495 people | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 145,168 people | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 139,529 people | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 133,620 people | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 127,431 people | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 120,986 people | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 114,338 people | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 107,785 people | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 105,864 people | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 103,638 people | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 100,889 people | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 97,715 people | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 94,320 people | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 189,918 people | 164,740 people | 209,888 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 135,495 people | 107,785 people | 160,123 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 100,485 people | 94,320 people | 105,864 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)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Kyrgyzstan was 94,320 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 209,888 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 94,320 people in 2024.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 85th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. 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 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.