People not using improved drinking water sources in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: People not using improved drinking water sources was 201,464 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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
Kyrgyzstan recorded 201,464 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 901,312 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 201,464 people, in 2024.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 82nd 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 Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 892,973 people | — |
| 2001 | 901,312 people | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 875,598 people | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 849,127 people | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 822,148 people | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 794,556 people | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 765,346 people | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 734,950 people | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 703,915 people | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 675,784 people | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 651,279 people | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 626,378 people | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 599,877 people | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 571,786 people | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 542,278 people | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 511,566 people | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 479,655 people | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 446,669 people | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 412,842 people | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 379,227 people | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 349,431 people | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 308,765 people | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 274,619 people | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 238,615 people | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 201,464 people | -15.6% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 201,464 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 912,712 people, 22% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 201,464 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,187 people, 92.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 801,571 people | 675,784 people | 901,312 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 522,156 people | 379,227 people | 651,279 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 274,579 people | 201,464 people | 349,431 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3 % 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 0.2726 % 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Kyrgyzstan was 201,464 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 901,312 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 201,464 people in 2024.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 82nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.8%. 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 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.