Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 28.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using safely managed drinking-water services in Afghanistan is 28.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Afghanistan peaked at 28.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 51st out of 85 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.
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.5% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 28.4% | +3.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 28.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.4%, 2.7× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 28.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.4%, 49% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 8.5% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 16.5% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 25.0% | 28.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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- 52 Fiji 27.0% compare
- 53 Eswatini 25.3% compare
- 54 Laos 25.2% compare
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.85 % 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 0.7636 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in Afghanistan?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Afghanistan was 28.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Afghanistan ranks 51st out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. 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 safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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