Kazakhstan
Capital: Astana · Upper middle income · Pop. 20.6 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Kazakhstan, 91.55% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 1.7 million people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Kazakhstan has about 3,212 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 39% of those internal resources annually (medium water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 57% of Kazakhstan's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Kazakhstan have safe drinking water?
91.55% of Kazakhstan's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 1.7 million people do not.
Does Kazakhstan have enough freshwater?
Kazakhstan has roughly 3,212 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 39% of it annually (medium stress).