People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 24,640 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Turks and Caicos Islands, 2016–2024
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 not using safely managed drinking water sources in Turks and Caicos Islands is 24,640 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 24,640 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20,221 people, in 2016.
That places Turks and Caicos Islands 119th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21,516 people | 20,221 people | 22,814 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 24,151 people | 23,469 people | 24,640 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.2378 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.11 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0042 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0184 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Turks and Caicos Islands was 24,640 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 not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 24,640 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,221 people in 2016.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 119th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands 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 not using safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.