People not using improved drinking water sources in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: People not using improved drinking water sources was 461,645 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources in Uzbekistan, 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
Uzbekistan recorded 461,645 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 8.9% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Uzbekistan peaked at 1.72 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 461,645 people, in 2024.
Uzbekistan ranks 71st 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 Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.72 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.66 million people | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.61 million people | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.56 million people | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.50 million people | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.45 million people | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.39 million people | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.34 million people | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.28 million people | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.23 million people | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.18 million people | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.12 million people | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.07 million people | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.02 million people | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 966,734 people | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 911,966 people | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 854,783 people | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 794,882 people | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 732,447 people | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 668,524 people | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 630,306 people | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 590,716 people | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 549,666 people | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 506,754 people | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 461,645 people | -8.9% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 461,645 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 912,712 people, 51% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 461,645 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,187 people, 211.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.47 million people | 1.23 million people | 1.72 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 931,821 people | 668,524 people | 1.18 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 547,817 people | 461,645 people | 630,306 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
- 68 Mauritania 536,985 people compare
- 69 Guinea-Bissau 512,949 people compare
- 70 Equatorial Guinea 505,844 people compare
- 72 Argentina 420,840 people compare
- 73 Honduras 348,812 people compare
- 74 Iraq 333,003 people compare
More environment data for Uzbekistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -18.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.74 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.76 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 7.63 % 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 0.4364 % 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 Uzbekistan?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Uzbekistan was 461,645 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 461,645 people in 2024.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Uzbekistan ranks 71st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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.