Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 86.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Tajikistan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 86.9% for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Tajikistan peaked at 86.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 2000.
That places Tajikistan 109th out of 178 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 | 51.6% | 42.8% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 62.5% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 83.1% | 86.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More environment data for Tajikistan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 22.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0033 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0099 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Tajikistan?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Tajikistan was 86.9% 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 the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 2000.
- How does Tajikistan rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Tajikistan ranks 109th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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 the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. 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.