Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Central Asia

Safely managed drinking water in Central Asia in 2024 — 82.6%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 27.7 pp.

2024 82.6% +0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 82.6%2024
Period minimum 54.9%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Central Asia, 2000–202450607080902000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 54.9%2001: 55.8%2002: 57%2003: 58.2%2004: 59.5%2005: 60.9%2006: 62.3%2007: 63.8%2008: 65.2%2009: 66.7%2010: 68.1%2011: 69.5%2012: 70.9%2013: 72.3%2014: 73.7%2015: 75.1%2016: 76.5%2017: 77.9%2018: 78.9%2019: 79.8%2020: 80.5%2021: 81.3%2022: 81.9%2023: 82.3%2024: 82.6%
Change over the period: +27.7 pp Annual average: 1.16 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Central Asia 82.6%
World 73.7%
Safely managed drinking water — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 82.6 +0.3 pp
2023 82.3 +0.4 pp
2022 81.9 +0.6 pp
2021 81.3 +0.8 pp
2020 80.5 +0.8 pp
2019 79.8 +0.9 pp
2018 78.9 +1 pp
2017 77.9 +1.4 pp
2016 76.5 +1.4 pp
2015 75.1 +1.4 pp
2014 73.7 +1.4 pp
2013 72.3 +1.4 pp
2012 70.9 +1.4 pp
2011 69.5 +1.4 pp
2010 68.1 +1.5 pp
2009 66.7 +1.5 pp
2008 65.2 +1.4 pp
2007 63.8 +1.4 pp
2006 62.3 +1.4 pp
2005 60.9 +1.4 pp
2004 59.5 +1.2 pp
2003 58.2 +1.2 pp
2002 57 +1.2 pp
2001 55.8 +0.9 pp
2000 54.9

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed drinking water — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Three requirements at once: the source is improved and located in the dwelling or on the plot, water is available when it is needed, and it is free of contamination. It is this indicator that is written into Sustainable Development Goal 6.1, whereas the better-known “basic access” requires only an improved source within half an hour's walk — the gap between the two measures in some countries exceeds forty percentage points.

Important: Stricter than basic access on three counts at once. There are fewer territories than for the basic indicator: testing for contamination requires laboratory data, which are not available everywhere.

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