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Turkmenistan

Location

  • Geographical region: Central Asia, Asia
  • SDG region: SDG Central and Southern Asia
  • Land Locked Developing Countries

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 469,930 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 72% agriculture, 9% forest and 19% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 6,430,770 people (2022)
  • Population density: 13 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 49% lives in urban areas and 45% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 92,330,752,074 USD per year (2019)
  • GDP per capita: 14,358 USD per year (2019)
  • Value added by sector: 11% from agriculture, 47% from services and 43% from industry (2019)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Turkmenistan

  • Drinking water

    95 % of the population in Turkmenistan uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    --- % of the population in Turkmenistan uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    100 % of the population in Turkmenistan has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    --- % of domestic wastewater in Turkmenistan is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in Turkmenistan has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    2 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Turkmenistan (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    135 % of the renewable water resources in Turkmenistan is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    68 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Turkmenistan (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    --- % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    25 % of the water basins in Turkmenistan is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    0 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Turkmenistan in 2021 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    + is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Turkmenistan (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Turkmenistan, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Turkmenistan, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Turkmenistan, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Turkmenistan, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Turkmenistan, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Turkmenistan (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Turkmenistan, by source (2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Turkmenistan (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Turkmenistan, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 161 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 4,302 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 5,739 m3 per capita (2004)

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Turkmenistan, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Turkmenistan, by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Turkmenistan, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Turkmenistan, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Turkmenistan, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Turkmenistan, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Turkmenistan in @year, by sub-sector

Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Turkmenistan, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Turkmenistan (2021)

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Turkmenistan, progress over time, by sub-sector