People using at least a basic drinking water source in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 20.15 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Kazakhstan, 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 Kazakhstan stood at 20.15 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Kazakhstan peaked at 20.15 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.96 million people, in 2000.
That places Kazakhstan 58th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 14.65 million people | 13.96 million people | 15.51 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.13 million people | 15.78 million people | 18.56 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.53 million people | 18.88 million people | 20.15 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Kazakhstan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 330.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 16.04 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 22.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 28.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0514 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 57.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0467 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1425 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Kazakhstan?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Kazakhstan was 20.15 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.15 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.96 million people in 2000.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Kazakhstan ranks 58th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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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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.