Share using safely managed drinking water in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Share using safely managed drinking water was 47.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share using safely managed drinking water 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
The most recent figure for share using safely managed drinking water in Turks and Caicos Islands is 47.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 47.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2024.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 125th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share using safely managed drinking water in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 47.2% | — |
| 2017 | 47.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
Turks and Caicos Islands compared with similar countries
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 47.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 48% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 47.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.4%, 68% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.2% | 47.1% | 47.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 47.0% | 47.1% | 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 using safely managed drinking water in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Turks and Caicos Islands was 47.0% 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2024.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 125th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.