Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 99.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 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
Turkmenistan recorded 99.9% for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Turkmenistan peaked at 99.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 92.0%, in 2000.
Turkmenistan ranks 64th of 231 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.
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.0% | — |
| 2001 | 92.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 93.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 99.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.8%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 99.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.9%, 100% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.7% | 92.0% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 95.8% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.4% | 99.9% | 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -10.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3932 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Turkmenistan?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Turkmenistan was 99.9% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 2000.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Turkmenistan ranks 64th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.