People using at least a basic drinking water source in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 9.45 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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
In 2024, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Tajikistan stood at 9.45 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Tajikistan peaked at 9.45 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.49 million people, in 2000.
Tajikistan ranks 90th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.29 million people | 3.49 million people | 5.17 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.67 million people | 5.40 million people | 8.09 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.99 million people | 8.41 million people | 9.45 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Tajikistan?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Tajikistan was 9.45 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.45 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.49 million people in 2000.
- How does Tajikistan rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Tajikistan ranks 90th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.