Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water was 96.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population 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
Turkmenistan recorded 96.9% for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Turkmenistan peaked at 97.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 86.1%, in 2000.
That places Turkmenistan 22nd out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.1% | — |
| 2001 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 88.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 90.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 91.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 92.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 93.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.5% | 86.1% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 91.5% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 96.9% | 97.0% | 5 |
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More environment data for Turkmenistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -34.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -23.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.705 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0089 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate -3.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Turkmenistan?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Turkmenistan was 96.9% 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 of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.1% in 2000.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water?
- Turkmenistan ranks 22nd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 of urban and rural population 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.