People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 3.70 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed 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
Tajikistan recorded 3.70 million people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Tajikistan peaked at 4.07 million people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.57 million people, in 2022.
Tajikistan ranks 52nd of 163 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 | 4.05 million people | 4.00 million people | 4.07 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.84 million people | 3.62 million people | 3.98 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.62 million people | 3.57 million people | 3.70 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 safely managed drinking water sources in Tajikistan?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Tajikistan was 3.70 million 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.07 million people in 2003.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 million people in 2022.
- How does Tajikistan rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Tajikistan ranks 52nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.