Number using at least basic sanitation in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Number using at least basic sanitation was 20.17 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
20.17 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
49th
of 232 countries
All-time high
20.17 million
in 2024
All-time low
15.01 million
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number using at least basic sanitation in Kazakhstan, 2000–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2000201220242000: 15.0M2001: 15.1M2002: 15.2M2003: 15.3M2004: 15.4M2005: 15.5M2006: 15.6M2007: 15.8M2008: 16.0M2009: 16.2M2010: 16.4M2011: 16.6M2012: 16.9M2013: 17.1M2014: 17.4M2015: 17.7M2016: 17.9M2017: 18.2M2018: 18.5M2019: 18.8M2020: 19.1M2021: 19.3M2022: 19.6M2023: 19.9M2024: 20.2M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number using at least basic sanitation in Kazakhstan is 20.17 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number using at least basic sanitation in Kazakhstan peaked at 20.17 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.01 million, in 2000.

Kazakhstan ranks 49th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Number using at least basic sanitation in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Number using at least basic sanitation in Kazakhstan, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 15.01 million —
2001 15.08 million +0.5%
2002 15.17 million +0.6%
2003 15.27 million +0.6%
2004 15.38 million +0.7%
2005 15.50 million +0.8%
2006 15.64 million +0.9%
2007 15.80 million +1.0%
2008 15.97 million +1.1%
2009 16.17 million +1.2%
2010 16.39 million +1.4%
2011 16.63 million +1.4%
2012 16.87 million +1.5%
2013 17.13 million +1.5%
2014 17.39 million +1.5%
2015 17.67 million +1.6%
2016 17.95 million +1.6%
2017 18.24 million +1.6%
2018 18.53 million +1.6%
2019 18.81 million +1.5%
2020 19.08 million +1.5%
2021 19.34 million +1.3%
2022 19.62 million +1.5%
2023 19.91 million +1.5%
2024 20.17 million +1.3%

Kazakhstan compared with similar countries

  • Kazakhstan's 20.17 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.56 million, 3.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Kazakhstan's 20.17 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.89 million, 3.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.50 million 15.01 million 16.17 million 10
2010s 17.56 million 16.39 million 18.81 million 10
2020s 19.63 million 19.08 million 20.17 million 5

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 46 Kenya 23.07 million compare
  2. 47 North Korea 22.41 million compare
  3. 48 Sri Lanka 22.03 million compare
  4. 50 Chile 19.66 million compare
  5. 51 Angola 17.92 million compare
  6. 52 Democratic Republic of Congo 17.82 million compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number using at least basic sanitation in Kazakhstan?
Number using at least basic sanitation in Kazakhstan was 20.17 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number using at least basic sanitation recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 20.17 million in 2024.
What is the lowest number using at least basic sanitation recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 15.01 million in 2000.
How does Kazakhstan rank for number using at least basic sanitation?
Kazakhstan ranks 49th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is number using at least basic sanitation rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number using at least basic sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number using at least basic sanitation
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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