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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 227.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.26 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 37.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4301 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 19.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0098 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 64.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0396 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1706 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 6.45 Mt CO2e (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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About this data
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.