Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water was 76.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Azerbaijan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Azerbaijan stood at 76.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Azerbaijan peaked at 76.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 2000.
That places Azerbaijan 49th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.1% | — |
| 2001 | 74.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 74.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 74.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 74.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 74.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 75.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 75.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 75.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 76.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 76.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.6% | 74.1% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 75.2% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 76.3% | 76.5% | 5 |
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More environment data for Azerbaijan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.689 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 11.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0095 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Azerbaijan?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Azerbaijan was 76.5% 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 urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1% in 2000.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water?
- Azerbaijan ranks 49th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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 urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.