Basic drinking water access in Afghanistan
80.8% of people in Afghanistan used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Afghanistan, 2024
80.8%
Change from 2023
+1.9percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Position in 2024
164th of 202
Basic drinking water access in Afghanistan over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Afghanistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 80.8% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 74.6% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 72.2% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 62.8% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 55.9% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 46.9% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 44.7% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | 82.1% |
| 2002 | 31.8% | 81.6% |
| 2001 | 29.8% | 80.9% |
| 2000 | 29.7% | 80.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.9 percentage points from 78.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 58.2%, the figure has changed by +22.6 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Afghanistan has the 164th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.