Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 99.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 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
In 2024, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Turkmenistan stood at 99.9%.
That represents a change of up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Turkmenistan peaked at 99.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 90.1%, in 2000.
Turkmenistan ranks 54th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.1% | — |
| 2001 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 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 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 99.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.9%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.9% | 90.1% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 94.4% | 99.0% | 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Turkmenistan?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.1% in 2000.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Turkmenistan ranks 54th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.