Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Central Asia and Southern Asia
Central Asia and Southern Asia: Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services was 77 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Central Asia and Southern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Central Asia and Southern Asia is 77 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Central Asia and Southern Asia peaked at 77 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48 %, in 2000.
That places Central Asia and Southern Asia 11th out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Central Asia and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48 % | — |
| 2001 | 49 % | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 50 % | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 51 % | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 52 % | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 54 % | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 55 % | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 56 % | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 57 % | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 58 % | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 60 % | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 61 % | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 62 % | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 63 % | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 64 % | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 66 % | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 67 % | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 68 % | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 69 % | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 71 % | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 72 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 73 % | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 74 % | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 76 % | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 77 % | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53 % | 48 % | 58 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.1 % | 60 % | 71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.4 % | 72 % | 77 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia and Southern Asia
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 35 % compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 31 % compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12 % compare
More environment data for Central Asia and Southern Asia
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services 95 % (2024)
- 6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Industries) — Value 41.86 USD/m3 (2023)
- 6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Services (G to T)) — Value 31.63 USD/m3 (2023)
- 6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value 67.81 % (2023)
- 6.4.2 Level of water stress (Agriculture (ISIC4 A01 A0210 A0322)) 61.36 % (2023)
- 6.4.2 Level of water stress (Services (G to T)) — Value 4.71 % (2023)
- 6.4.2 Level of water stress (Industries) — Value 1.74 % (2023)
- 6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (No breakdown) — Value 3.79 USD/m3 (2023)
- 6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Agriculture (ISIC4 A01 A0210 A0322)) 0.58 USD/m3 (2023)
- Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) 12.5 % (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Central Asia and Southern Asia was 77 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 77 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48 % in 2000.
- How does Central Asia and Southern Asia rank for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services?
- Central Asia and Southern Asia ranks 11th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Asia and Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.