People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using an improved 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 people.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 0 people for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Turkmenistan peaked at 367,989 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2023.
Turkmenistan ranks 138th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 312,349 people | 244,969 people | 367,989 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 138,600 people | 52,637 people | 227,357 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,952 people | 0 people | 38,183 people | 5 |
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- 138 France 0 people compare
- 138 Germany 0 people compare
- 138 Greece 0 people compare
- 138 Greenland 0 people compare
- 138 Hungary 0 people compare
- 138 Iceland 0 people compare
- 138 Israel 0 people compare
- 138 Maldives 0 people compare
- 138 Netherlands 0 people compare
- 138 New Zealand 0 people compare
- 138 Norway 0 people compare
- 138 Palestine 0 people compare
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- 138 Spain 0 people compare
- 138 Switzerland 0 people compare
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- 138 United Arab Emirates 0 people compare
- 138 United Kingdom 0 people compare
- 138 United States 0 people compare
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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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Turkmenistan?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Turkmenistan was 0 people 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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 367,989 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2023.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Turkmenistan ranks 138th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 People in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.