People without basic handwashing facilities in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: People without basic handwashing facilities was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People without basic handwashing facilities 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 people.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 0 people for people without basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Turkmenistan peaked at 1.34 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2017.
That places Turkmenistan 118th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People without basic handwashing facilities in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.34 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.28 million people | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.22 million people | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.16 million people | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 1.09 million people | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.02 million people | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 943,437 people | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 866,600 people | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 787,168 people | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 705,153 people | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 620,393 people | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 532,621 people | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 441,542 people | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 346,880 people | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 248,391 people | -28.4% |
| 2015 | 145,861 people | -41.3% |
| 2016 | 39,132 people | -73.2% |
| 2017 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 people | — |
| 2019 | 0 people | — |
| 2020 | 0 people | — |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 0 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 472,598 people. (43 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 0 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 194,137 people. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People without basic handwashing facilities in Turkmenistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -100.0% | 39,132 people | 0 people |
| 2016 | -73.2% | 145,861 people | 39,132 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.04 million people | 705,153 people | 1.34 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 237,482 people | 0 people | 620,393 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More reference data data for Turkmenistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6549 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5864 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Turkmenistan?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Turkmenistan was 0 people 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 people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2017.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Turkmenistan ranks 118th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 People without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.