People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Turkmenistan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 100.0% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Turkmenistan peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.2%, in 2000.
Turkmenistan ranks 1st of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.2% | — |
| 2001 | 84.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 85.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 88.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 88.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 89.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 90.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 91.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 91.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 92.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 93.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 94.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.2% | 84.2% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 91.1% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 98.8% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Turkmenistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4813 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 549 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0148 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Turkmenistan?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Turkmenistan was 100.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2% in 2000.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Turkmenistan ranks 1st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.