Turkmenistan
Capital: Ashgabat · Upper middle income · Pop. 7.5 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Turkmenistan, 94.85% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 385,967 people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Turkmenistan has about 194 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year — below the ~1,000 m³ threshold widely used to define water scarcity. It withdraws the equivalent of 1,868% of those internal resources annually (extreme (over-extraction) water stress), meaning it relies on rivers from outside its borders, desalination, or drawing down stored reserves.
Agriculture accounts for about 93% of Turkmenistan's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Turkmenistan have safe drinking water?
94.85% of Turkmenistan's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 385,967 people do not.
Does Turkmenistan have enough freshwater?
Turkmenistan has roughly 194 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 1,868% of it annually (extreme (over-extraction) stress).