Share using safely managed drinking water in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Share using safely managed drinking water was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share using safely managed drinking water 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 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More environment data for Turkmenistan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 114.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 15.32 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 10.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0828 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 14.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 27.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0296 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0322 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
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
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.