People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.0315 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 0.0315 people per square kilometre for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.1299 people per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0298 people per square kilometre, in 2021.
Turkmenistan ranks 167th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1241 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.1256 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1271 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1285 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1299 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.124 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1177 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1113 people per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1058 people per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1006 people per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0954 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.09 people per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0845 people per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0788 people per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.073 people per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0671 people per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.061 people per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0547 people per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0483 people per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0417 people per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0349 people per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0298 people per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0307 people per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0315 people per square kilometre | +2.8% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 0.0315 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.69 people per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 0.0315 people per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.052 people per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1195 people per square kilometre | 0.1006 people per square kilometre | 0.1299 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0694 people per square kilometre | 0.0417 people per square kilometre | 0.0954 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0317 people per square kilometre | 0.0298 people per square kilometre | 0.0349 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 164 Slovakia 0.0529 people per square kilometre compare
- 165 Greenland 0.0512 people per square kilometre compare
- 166 Saudi Arabia 0.0347 people per square kilometre compare
- 168 Austria 0.0307 people per square kilometre compare
- 169 Italy 0.029 people per square kilometre compare
- 170 Luxembourg 0.0179 people per square kilometre compare
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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan was 0.0315 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1299 people per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0298 people per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Turkmenistan ranks 167th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.