People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 714,996 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Tajikistan is 714,996 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Tajikistan peaked at 2.45 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 692,742 people, in 2022.
That places Tajikistan 57th 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 | 2.21 million people | 1.94 million people | 2.45 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.50 million people | 1.07 million people | 1.87 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 776,655 people | 692,742 people | 947,992 people | 5 |
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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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Tajikistan?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Tajikistan was 714,996 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 692,742 people in 2022.
- How does Tajikistan rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Tajikistan ranks 57th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.