People using safely managed drinking water services in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: People using safely managed drinking water services was 30.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 30.6% for people using safely managed drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Afghanistan peaked at 30.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 128th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.5% | — |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 29.9% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 11.5% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 19.2% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 27.6% | 30.6% | 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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Afghanistan?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Afghanistan was 30.6% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Afghanistan ranks 128th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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 safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.