People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural was 99.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Turkmenistan, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Turkmenistan stood at 99.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Turkmenistan peaked at 99.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 88.6%, in 2000.
That places Turkmenistan 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.6% | — |
| 2001 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 89.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 90.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 91.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 92.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 93.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 94.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 95.1% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.8% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 99.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.7%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 99.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.9%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.9% | 88.6% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 93.5% | 99.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Turkmenistan?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Turkmenistan was 99.2% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.6% in 2000.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Turkmenistan ranks 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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