People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: People using safely managed drinking water services, rural was 28.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed 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
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Afghanistan is 28.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Afghanistan peaked at 28.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 51st of 85 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 safely managed drinking water services, rural in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.5% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 28.4% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 8.5% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 16.5% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 25.0% | 28.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 48 Dominican Republic 36.2% compare
- 49 Philippines 35.5% compare
- 50 Azerbaijan 32.0% compare
- 52 Fiji 27.0% compare
- 53 Eswatini 25.3% compare
- 54 Lao People's Democratic Republic 25.2% compare
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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0692 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0724 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Afghanistan?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Afghanistan was 28.4% 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, rural recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, rural recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural?
- Afghanistan ranks 51st out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. 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, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.