Share using safely managed drinking water in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Share using safely managed drinking water was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
94.9%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
59th
of 163 countries
All-time high
94.9%
in 2024
All-time low
68.6%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share using safely managed drinking water in Turkmenistan, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 68.6 %2001: 69.6 %2002: 70.7 %2003: 71.7 %2004: 72.8 %2005: 74.3 %2006: 75.8 %2007: 77.4 %2008: 79 %2009: 80.5 %2010: 82 %2011: 83.6 %2012: 85.2 %2013: 86.8 %2014: 88.5 %2015: 90.1 %2016: 91.5 %2017: 92.7 %2018: 93.8 %2019: 94.1 %2020: 94.3 %2021: 94.5 %2022: 94.7 %2023: 94.8 %2024: 94.9 %

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 using safely managed drinking water in Turkmenistan stood at 94.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Turkmenistan peaked at 94.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.6%, in 2000.

That places Turkmenistan 59th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 74.0% 68.6% 80.5% 10
2010s 88.8% 82.0% 94.1% 10
2020s 94.6% 94.3% 94.9% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share using safely managed drinking water in Turkmenistan?
Share using safely managed drinking water in Turkmenistan was 94.9% 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 using safely managed drinking water recorded in Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2024.
What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was 68.6% in 2000.
How does Turkmenistan rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
Turkmenistan ranks 59th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share using safely managed drinking water
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
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