Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 74.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic drinking-water services in Afghanistan is 74.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Afghanistan peaked at 74.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 131st of 177 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 | 29.7% | 22.0% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 41.5% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 65.0% | 74.8% | 5 |
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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 population using at least basic drinking-water services in Afghanistan?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Afghanistan was 74.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 74.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Afghanistan ranks 131st out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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