Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 97.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Uzbekistan, 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 Uzbekistan is 97.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Uzbekistan peaked at 97.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.3%, in 2000.
Uzbekistan ranks 122nd 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 | 89.5% | 87.3% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 92.0% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.0% | 97.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
More environment data for Uzbekistan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 227.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.26 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 37.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4301 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 19.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0098 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 64.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0396 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1706 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 6.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Uzbekistan?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Uzbekistan was 97.3% 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.3% in 2000.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Uzbekistan ranks 122nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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.