Turkmenistan

Country in Asia

In brief

Access to electricity: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 214 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 49. Electricity from renewables: 0% (2021). World rank 204 of 206 (1 = best); in Asia, 48 of 48. Electricity from fossil fuels: 100% (2024). World rank 207 of 209 (1 = best); in Asia, 48 of 48. From 2014 to 2024: electricity use 2,411 → 3,397 (kWh per person). Worse than all its neighbours (Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan): renewable share of energy use, electricity from renewables, and electricity from fossil fuels.

Internet and communications

Using the internet: 18% 2016
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people: 88 2021
Home broadband per 100 people: 5.2 2022
Internet domain: .tm

Energy

Access to electricity: 100% 2024
Electricity use, kWh per person: 3,397 2024
Renewable share of energy use: 0.1% 2021
Electricity from renewables: 0% 2021
Electricity from fossil fuels: 100% 2024
Mains voltage: 220 V
Plug types: B, C, F

Transport

Driving side: Right
Air passengers per year: 1,078,118 2023
Airports: 23 2025
Railways, km: 5,113 2017

Science and innovation

Research spending, share of GDP: 0.1% 2023
Researchers per million people: No data
Scientific articles per year: 31 2023
Patent applications by residents: 44 1999
High-tech share of manufactured exports: No data