Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 1.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 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 %.
Analysis
Uzbekistan recorded 1.3% for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Uzbekistan peaked at 6.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2024.
That places Uzbekistan 113th out of 231 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 | 5.6% | 4.4% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 5 |
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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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Uzbekistan?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Uzbekistan was 1.3% 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2024.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Uzbekistan ranks 113th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. 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 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.