People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 74.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 74.8% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Afghanistan peaked at 74.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 128th of 174 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.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.0% | — |
| 2001 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 32.5% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 37.0% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 43.8% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 48.4% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 55.5% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 57.8% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 60.2% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 69.9% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 74.8% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.7% | 22.0% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 41.5% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 65.0% | 74.8% | 5 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Afghanistan?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Afghanistan was 74.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 74.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Afghanistan ranks 128th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.