Drinking water services in rural areas in Turkey
Turkey: Drinking water services in rural areas was 96,895 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water services in rural areas in Turkey, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 96,895 people for drinking water services in rural areas in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Turkey peaked at 103,077 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45,546 people, in 2001.
Turkey ranks 61st of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in rural areas in Turkey, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45,760 people | — |
| 2001 | 45,546 people | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 48,890 people | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 52,157 people | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 55,340 people | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 58,437 people | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 61,441 people | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 64,362 people | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 67,302 people | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 70,262 people | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 73,131 people | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 75,914 people | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 78,738 people | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 81,754 people | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 85,189 people | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 88,980 people | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 92,366 people | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 95,489 people | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 98,454 people | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 100,916 people | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 103,077 people | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 101,774 people | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 100,235 people | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 98,550 people | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 96,895 people | -1.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 96,895 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 845.16 people, 114.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56,950 people | 45,546 people | 70,262 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 87,093 people | 73,131 people | 100,916 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 100,106 people | 96,895 people | 103,077 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More environment data for Turkey
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6763 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 9.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in Turkey?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Turkey was 96,895 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 103,077 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,546 people in 2001.
- How does Turkey rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Turkey ranks 61st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.