People using at least a basic drinking water source in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 34.47 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Afghanistan, 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
In 2024, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Afghanistan stood at 34.47 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Afghanistan peaked at 34.47 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.98 million people, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 40th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.02 million people | 5.98 million people | 12.88 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.89 million people | 13.90 million people | 26.43 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.29 million people | 28.20 million people | 34.47 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 33.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7746 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2033 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0094 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 16.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Afghanistan?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Afghanistan was 34.47 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 34.47 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.98 million people in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Afghanistan ranks 40th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.