People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 0 people for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 155,083 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2020.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 141st of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 153,647 people | — |
| 2001 | 155,083 people | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 148,053 people | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 140,849 people | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 133,512 people | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 126,026 people | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 118,235 people | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 110,220 people | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 102,068 people | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 94,279 people | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 86,883 people | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 79,283 people | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 71,320 people | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 63,005 people | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 54,367 people | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 45,434 people | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 36,207 people | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 26,695 people | -26.3% |
| 2018 | 16,898 people | -36.7% |
| 2019 | 6,806 people | -59.7% |
| 2020 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 0 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.54 million people. (44 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 0 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 327.89 people. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Kyrgyzstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -100.0% | 6,806 people | 0 people |
| 2019 | -59.7% | 16,898 people | 6,806 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 128,197 people | 94,279 people | 155,083 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,690 people | 6,806 people | 86,883 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 138 Luxembourg 12.57 people compare
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- 141 Antigua and Barbuda 0 people compare
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- 141 Chile 0 people compare
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- 141 Denmark 0 people
- 141 Falkland Islands 0 people
- 141 Fiji 0 people compare
- 141 France 0 people
- 141 Germany 0 people
- 141 Greece 0 people compare
- 141 Guyana 0 people compare
- 141 Hungary 0 people
- 141 Iceland 0 people
- 141 Iran 0 people compare
- 141 Italy 0 people
- 141 Kazakhstan 0 people compare
- 141 Malaysia 0 people compare
- 141 Maldives 0 people compare
- 141 Malta 0 people
- 141 Mexico 0 people compare
- 141 New Zealand 0 people
- 141 Norway 0 people
- 141 Oman 0 people compare
- 141 Poland 0 people compare
- 141 Portugal 0 people compare
- 141 Spain 0 people compare
- 141 Sri Lanka 0 people compare
- 141 Switzerland 0 people compare
- 141 Thailand 0 people compare
- 141 Tokelau 0 people compare
- 141 Turkmenistan 0 people compare
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More reference data data for Kyrgyzstan
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8535 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4667 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Kyrgyzstan?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Kyrgyzstan was 0 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 155,083 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2020.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 141st out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.