Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 97.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Azerbaijan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 97.7% for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Azerbaijan peaked at 97.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.6%, in 2000.
Azerbaijan ranks 118th 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.
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.6% | — |
| 2001 | 76.5% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 77.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 78.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 80.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 81.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 82.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 83.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 84.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 85.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 86.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 92.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 93.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 96.8% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | +0.9% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 97.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 97.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.9%, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.7% | 75.6% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 84.7% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 94.2% | 97.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 115 Kazakhstan 97.8% compare
- 116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 97.7% compare
- 117 Seychelles 97.7% compare
- 119 Anguilla 97.5% compare
- 120 Dominican Republic 97.5% compare
- 121 Egypt 97.3% compare
More environment data for Azerbaijan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.689 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Azerbaijan?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Azerbaijan was 97.7% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 2000.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Azerbaijan ranks 118th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.