Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 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
In 2024, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Turks and Caicos Islands stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 0.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2024.
That places Turks and Caicos Islands 154th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
- 151 Sweden 0.2% compare
- 152 Oman 0.2% compare
- 153 North Macedonia 0.2% compare
- 155 Maldives 0.2% compare
- 156 Kazakhstan 0.2% compare
- 157 Montenegro 0.2% compare
More environment data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.2378 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.11 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0042 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0184 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Turks and Caicos Islands was 0.2% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 154th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion 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.