People not using improved drinking water sources in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: People not using improved drinking water sources was 122,237 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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
Azerbaijan recorded 122,237 people for people not using improved drinking water sources 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 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Azerbaijan peaked at 1.44 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 122,237 people, in 2024.
Azerbaijan ranks 93rd 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.44 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.39 million people | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.34 million people | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.29 million people | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.24 million people | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.20 million people | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.15 million people | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.10 million people | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 1.05 million people | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.00 million people | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 949,010 people | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 895,468 people | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 841,604 people | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 787,024 people | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 730,899 people | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 673,077 people | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 613,658 people | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 552,314 people | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 488,776 people | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 424,883 people | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 360,741 people | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 295,860 people | -18.0% |
| 2022 | 234,244 people | -20.8% |
| 2023 | 177,887 people | -24.1% |
| 2024 | 122,237 people | -31.3% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 122,237 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 2.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 122,237 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,187 people, 55.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved drinking water sources in Azerbaijan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -31.3% | 177,887 people | 122,237 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 million people | 1.00 million people | 1.44 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 695,671 people | 424,883 people | 949,010 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 238,194 people | 122,237 people | 360,741 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Azerbaijan?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Azerbaijan was 122,237 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,237 people in 2024.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Azerbaijan ranks 93rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.