Afghanistan

Safe drinking water in Afghanistan

Safe drinking water in Afghanistan: 11.1% in 2000 and 30% in 2022, by WHO/UNICEF estimates.

Latest, 2022
30%
Since 2000
+18.9 percentage points
Rank, 2022
114 of 135
counting from the highest
World, 2022
72.9%

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Safe drinking water in AfghanistanSafe drinking water in Afghanistan: 11.1% in 2000 and 30% in 2022, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022, Afghanistan ranked 114 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
Estimates, WHO/UNICEFWorld

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

YearAfghanistanWorld
20223072.9
202129.372.5
202028.472.3
201927.571.7
201826.671
201725.770.4
201624.869.7
201523.969.1
201422.968.4
20132267.7
201221.167.1
201120.266.4
201019.365.9
200918.465.4
200817.564.9
200716.664.6
200615.764
200514.763.7
200413.863
200312.962.4
20021261.8
200111.161.1
200011.160.8

Good to know

  • The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
  • Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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