Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Kazakhstan, 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 population not using improved drinking water sources in Kazakhstan stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 94.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Kazakhstan peaked at 9.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2024.
That places Kazakhstan 156th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.1% | — |
| 2001 | 8.6% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -22.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -28.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -39.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -63.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 14% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 0.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 2.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Kazakhstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -63.5% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.2% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.4% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 153 North Macedonia 0.2% compare
- 154 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.2% compare
- 155 Maldives 0.2% compare
- 157 Montenegro 0.2% compare
- 158 Libya 0.2% compare
- 159 Tonga 0.2% compare
More environment data for Kazakhstan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9617 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.801 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.29 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.08 % 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 1.11 % 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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Kazakhstan?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Kazakhstan was 0.2% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Kazakhstan ranks 156th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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 population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion 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.