Level of water stress in Turkmenistan

Freshwater withdrawals in Turkmenistan were equal to 135.2% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1994 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Turkmenistan, 2022 135.2% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 135.2%
Position in 2022 9th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Turkmenistan over time

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% of available freshwater resources. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Level of water stress (% of available freshwater resources), 1998 to 2022
Period Turkmenistan
2022 135.2%
2021 135.2%
2020 135.2%
2019 142.8%
2018 138.5%
2017 148.7%
2016 144.9%
2015 144.7%
2014 144.6%
2013 144.5%
2012 144.3%
2011 144.2%
2010 144.1%
2009 144.0%
2008 143.8%
2007 143.7%
2006 143.6%
2005 143.6%
2004 143.6%
2003 137.0%
2002 134.0%
2001 130.9%
2000 127.9%
1999 126.9%
1998 126.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 144.3%, the figure has changed by −9.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Turkmenistan has the 9th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
ER.H2O.FWST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1994 to 2022 for Turkmenistan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT