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.
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 812,584 people | — |
| 2001 | 820,179 people | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 797,909 people | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 774,971 people | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 751,588 people | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 727,668 people | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 702,283 people | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 675,831 people | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 648,807 people | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 624,483 people | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 603,511 people | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 582,198 people | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 559,439 people | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 535,256 people | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 509,818 people | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 483,340 people | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 455,840 people | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 427,456 people | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 398,433 people | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 369,837 people | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 340,509 people | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 308,765 people | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 274,619 people | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 238,615 people | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 201,464 people | -15.6% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 201,464 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 796,634 people, 25% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 201,464 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,044 people, 193.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More environment data for Kyrgyzstan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.581 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.97 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3 % 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 0.2726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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.