People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 201,464 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Kyrgyzstan is 201,464 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.6% on the previous year and down 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 820,179 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 201,464 people, in 2024.
That places Kyrgyzstan 75th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 733,630 people | 624,483 people | 820,179 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 492,513 people | 369,837 people | 603,511 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 272,794 people | 201,464 people | 340,509 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Kyrgyzstan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 22.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1262 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9454 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Kyrgyzstan?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Kyrgyzstan was 201,464 people 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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 820,179 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 201,464 people in 2024.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 75th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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 People in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.