People not using improved drinking water sources in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: People not using improved drinking water sources was 842,858 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Tajikistan is 842,858 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Tajikistan peaked at 2.56 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 813,278 people, in 2022.
Tajikistan ranks 60th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.32 million people | 2.05 million people | 2.56 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 million people | 1.18 million people | 1.98 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 898,857 people | 813,278 people | 1.07 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Tajikistan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 22.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0033 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0099 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Tajikistan?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Tajikistan was 842,858 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 813,278 people in 2022.
- How does Tajikistan rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Tajikistan ranks 60th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.7%. 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 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.