People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 399,896 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Uzbekistan, 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
In 2024, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Uzbekistan stood at 399,896 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Uzbekistan peaked at 1.46 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 399,896 people, in 2024.
That places Uzbekistan 65th 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 | 1.24 million people | 1.02 million people | 1.46 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 766,270 people | 547,897 people | 968,625 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 461,639 people | 399,896 people | 520,656 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
More environment data for Uzbekistan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 227.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.26 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 37.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4301 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 19.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0098 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 64.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0396 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1706 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 6.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Uzbekistan?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Uzbekistan was 399,896 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 399,896 people in 2024.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Uzbekistan ranks 65th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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.