Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 97.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Kazakhstan is 97.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Kazakhstan peaked at 97.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 2000.
That places Kazakhstan 115th out of 231 countries 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.7% | 90.0% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 93.7% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 96.9% | 97.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 112 Malaysia 97.9% compare
- 113 Iran 97.9% compare
- 114 Nauru 97.8% compare
- 116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 97.7% compare
- 117 Seychelles 97.7% compare
- 118 Azerbaijan 97.7% compare
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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Kazakhstan?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Kazakhstan was 97.8% 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 2000.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Kazakhstan ranks 115th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.