Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Afghanistan

Access to clean water in Afghanistan in 2024 — 80.8%. Ranked 164 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 51.1 pp.

2024 80.8% +1.9 pp vs 2023
World rank 164of 202
Period maximum 80.8%2024
Period minimum 29.7%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Afghanistan, 2000–2024204060801002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 29.7%2001: 29.8%2002: 31.8%2003: 33.9%2004: 36%2005: 38.1%2006: 40.2%2007: 42.4%2008: 44.7%2009: 46.9%2010: 49.1%2011: 51.4%2012: 53.7%2013: 55.9%2014: 58.2%2015: 60.5%2016: 62.8%2017: 65.1%2018: 67.5%2019: 69.8%2020: 72.2%2021: 74.6%2022: 76.9%2023: 78.9%2024: 80.8%
Change over the period: +51.1 pp Annual average: 2.13 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 80.8%
World 91.5%
South Asia 95.9%
Southern Asia computed 95.1%
Low-income countries computed 60.6%
Access to clean water — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 80.8 +1.9 pp
2023 78.9 +2 pp
2022 76.9 +2.4 pp
2021 74.6 +2.4 pp
2020 72.2 +2.4 pp
2019 69.8 +2.3 pp
2018 67.5 +2.3 pp
2017 65.1 +2.3 pp
2016 62.8 +2.3 pp
2015 60.5 +2.3 pp
2014 58.2 +2.3 pp
2013 55.9 +2.3 pp
2012 53.7 +2.3 pp
2011 51.4 +2.3 pp
2010 49.1 +2.2 pp
2009 46.9 +2.2 pp
2008 44.7 +2.2 pp
2007 42.4 +2.2 pp
2006 40.2 +2.1 pp
2005 38.1 +2.1 pp
2004 36 +2.1 pp
2003 33.9 +2.1 pp
2002 31.8 +2.1 pp
2001 29.8 +0 pp
2000 29.7

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.