Drinking water service usage in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Drinking water service usage was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Turkmenistan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water service usage in Turkmenistan is 94.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Turkmenistan peaked at 94.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.6%, in 2000.
Turkmenistan ranks 59th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water service usage in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.6% | — |
| 2001 | 69.6% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 70.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 71.7% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 72.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 74.3% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 75.8% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 77.4% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 80.5% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 83.6% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 91.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 92.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 94.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 94.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.7%, 98% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.0% | 68.6% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 82.0% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 94.3% | 94.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More environment data for Turkmenistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -34.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -23.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.705 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8281 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -19.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Turkmenistan?
- Drinking water service usage in Turkmenistan was 94.9% 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 drinking water service usage recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.6% in 2000.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for drinking water service usage?
- Turkmenistan ranks 59th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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 Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.