Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 98.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 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 %.
Analysis
Turks and Caicos Islands recorded 98.8% for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 98.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 98.7%, in 2016.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 95th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 98.7% | — |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
Turks and Caicos Islands compared with similar countries
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 98.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 98.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.0%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
More environment data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 58.48 % change on previous year (1993)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.79 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.832 °C (1993)
- Temperature change -0.665 °C (1993)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 11,884 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 1,308 m3 (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Import quantity 1 t (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity 19,511 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Turks and Caicos Islands was 98.8% 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.7% in 2016.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 95th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 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.