Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources was 84.79 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Afghanistan is 84.79, measured 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 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Afghanistan peaked at 84.79 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.47, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 203rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.81 | 32.47 | 51.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.74 | 53.33 | 74.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.82 | 76.46 | 84.79 | 5 |
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More population data for Afghanistan
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.424 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 9.03 million (2100)
- Population density 199.65 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.424 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2522 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.39 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 74,075 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.76 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 20,866 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Afghanistan?
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Afghanistan was 84.79 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 84.79 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.47 in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources?
- Afghanistan ranks 203rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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