People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 36.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Afghanistan stood at 36.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Afghanistan peaked at 36.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 91st of 104 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, urban in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.9% | — |
| 2001 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.6% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 23.3% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 36.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.4% | 21.9% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 28.0% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 34.9% | 36.4% | 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Afghanistan?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Afghanistan was 36.4% 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, urban recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Afghanistan ranks 91st out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.