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Afghanistan: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban

96.89percent · 2024+19.5% since 2014

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water. Annual figures for Afghanistan from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202496.891
202396.781
202296.37
202194.443
202092.52
201990.601
201888.686
201786.776
201684.869
201582.967
201481.068
201379.174
201277.284
201175.398
201073.517
200971.639
200869.766
200767.896
200666.031
200564.244
200462.457
200360.671
200258.884
200157.097
200057.097

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services, urban. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-zs (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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