People using improved drinking water sources in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: People using improved drinking water sources was 198,517 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Tajikistan, 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 Tajikistan is 198,517 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Tajikistan peaked at 399,741 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 191,060 people, in 2022.
Tajikistan ranks 74th 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 Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 399,741 people | — |
| 2001 | 394,488 people | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 388,835 people | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 382,827 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 376,588 people | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 369,925 people | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 362,648 people | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 355,032 people | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 347,190 people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 339,122 people | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 330,872 people | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 322,408 people | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 313,832 people | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 304,938 people | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 295,402 people | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 285,311 people | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 274,437 people | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 262,632 people | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 249,996 people | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 236,546 people | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 222,196 people | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 207,025 people | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 191,060 people | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 194,855 people | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 198,517 people | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 371,640 people | 339,122 people | 399,741 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 287,637 people | 236,546 people | 330,872 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 202,731 people | 191,060 people | 222,196 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More environment data for Tajikistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -16.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.61 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.32 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -0.9524 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0169 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Tajikistan?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Tajikistan was 198,517 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 399,741 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 191,060 people in 2022.
- How does Tajikistan rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Tajikistan ranks 74th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.