Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas was 88.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 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 88.9% for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Uzbekistan peaked at 88.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.2%, in 2000.
Uzbekistan ranks 34th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.2% | 84.2% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 86.5% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 88.6% | 88.9% | 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 using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Uzbekistan?
- Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Uzbekistan was 88.9% 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 using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2% in 2000.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas?
- Uzbekistan ranks 34th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas. 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 faecal and priority chemical contamination.