Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Kyrgyzstan stood at 93.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 93.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 2000.
That places Kyrgyzstan 30th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.0% | — |
| 2001 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 88.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 89.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 90.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 92.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 93.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.3%, 2.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 93.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90.0%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.2% | 86.0% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 89.1% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 92.4% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Kyrgyzstan?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Kyrgyzstan was 93.0% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 2000.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 30th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.