People using improved drinking water sources in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: People using improved drinking water sources was 5,849 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Turkmenistan is 5,849 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 14,260,500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Turkmenistan peaked at 30,705 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2000.
That places Turkmenistan 126th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 people | — |
| 2002 | 0 people | — |
| 2003 | 0.0098 people | — |
| 2004 | 0.2266 people | +2220.0% |
| 2005 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0195 people | — |
| 2007 | 0.1016 people | +420.0% |
| 2008 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0 people | — |
| 2010 | 0.043 people | — |
| 2011 | 0.0078 people | -81.8% |
| 2012 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 people | — |
| 2014 | 0.041 people | — |
| 2015 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 people | — |
| 2017 | 0 people | — |
| 2018 | 7,033 people | — |
| 2019 | 18,722 people | +166.2% |
| 2020 | 30,705 people | +64.0% |
| 2021 | 26,347 people | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 12,295 people | -53.3% |
| 2023 | 5,221 people | -57.5% |
| 2024 | 5,849 people | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0357 people | 0 people | 0.2266 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,576 people | 0 people | 18,722 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,083 people | 5,221 people | 30,705 people | 5 |
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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)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 292.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0001 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Turkmenistan?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Turkmenistan was 5,849 people 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 30,705 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2000.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Turkmenistan ranks 126th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14,260,500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.