World 8.2bn peopleGDP $118tnLife expectancy 73.5 yrsOnline 73.6%
NotesAdvertise
World Report nowcountries in numbers
World Report now
  1. Home
  2. Countries
  3. Turkmenistan
  4. Digital & energy access
TM
Digital & energy access · Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income

Turkmenistan: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 18.0% (2016). Mobile subscriptions is 88.2 (2021), 161st of 210 in the world and 54th of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Fixed broadband is 5.2 (2022), 139th of 208 in the world and 54th of 55 in Europe & Central Asia.

Internet users18.0%2016Mobile subscriptions88.22021 · world 161/210 · region 54/56Fixed broadband5.22022 · world 139/208 · region 54/55Fixed telephone10.22022 · world 108/213 · region 41/56
Internet users
TurkmenistanEurope & Central AsiaUpper-middle incomeWorld
0%25%50%75%100%199920042009201420192024Turkmenistan18.0%Europe & Central AsiaUpper-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
TurkmenistanEurope & Central AsiaUpper-middle incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Turkmenistan88.2Europe & Central AsiaUpper-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Turkmenistan in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population18.0%2016——0.1%3.0%·+16.7 ppsince 200692.4%88.8%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people88.22021161/21054/560.257.588.7−5.4%since 2011134.6132.4111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people5.22022139/20854/55·0.03.4+21,546%since 201234.533.020.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people10.22022108/21341/568.09.311.2+2.8%since 201223.311.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people1882024153/21555/56·041+28,495%since 201449,2853,11016,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population100.0%2024110/21553/5799.6%100.0%100.0%±0.0 ppsince 2014100.0%99.3%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population100.0%2024111/21153/5799.5%100.0%100.0%±0.0 ppsince 2014100.0%98.5%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population100.0%2024123/21353/5799.7%100.0%100.0%±0.0 ppsince 2014100.0%99.8%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population100.0%202442/19219/5199.0%100.0%100.0%±0.0 ppsince 201498.3%90.2%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person3,397 kWh202464/14939/491,668 kWh2,178 kWh2,619 kWh+41%since 20145,493 kWh4,606 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person4,682 kgoe202418/1505/503,248 kgoe4,078 kgoe3,393 kgoe+25%since 20142,976 kgoe2,183 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output10.7%202467/1499/4914.2%12.8%12.1%−1.8 ppsince 20147.4%6.3%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

Better than ten years ago

Worse than ten years ago

No rated indicator got worse over the decade.

Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).

neighbours

Turkmenistan and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Turkmenistan. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorTurkmenistanIranAfghanistanUzbekistanKazakhstan
Internet users18.0%201685.3%202416.1%202489.5%202493.4%2024
Mobile subscriptions88.22021174.1202460.12024110.52024127.12024
Fixed broadband5.2202212.120240.1202334.7202415.32024
Fixed telephone10.2202230.820240.4202317.4202411.92024
Secure servers18820247,226202441202496720246,9142024
Electricity access100.0%2024100.0%202487.8%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Electricity access, rural100.0%2024100.0%202484.6%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Electricity access, urban100.0%2024100.0%202497.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Clean cooking100.0%202499.0%202430.0%202494.0%202496.0%2024
Iran: digital & energy accessAfghanistan: digital & energy accessUzbekistan: digital & energy accessKazakhstan: digital & energy access
Digital & energy access in Europe & Central Asiaall 58 economies rankedDigital & energy access: upper-middle-income countries59 economies rankedDigital & energy access: world leaderboardstop and bottom countriesTurkmenistan: all key statisticscountry profile