Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water was 81.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water 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 %.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 81.0% for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 93.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2024.
That places Kyrgyzstan 43rd out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.2% | — |
| 2001 | 82.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 82.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 82.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 83.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 85.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 86.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 87.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 89.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 92.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 92.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 91.3% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 89.7% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 87.9% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 84.6% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 82.8% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.9% | 82.2% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 87.9% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 81.0% | 87.9% | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.581 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.97 °C (2025)
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- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Kyrgyzstan?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Kyrgyzstan was 81.0% 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2024.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 43rd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.