Drinking water services in rural areas in Turkey

Turkey: Drinking water services in rural areas was 96,895 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
96,895 people
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
61st
of 178 countries
All-time high
103,077 people
in 2020
All-time low
45,546 people
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Drinking water services in rural areas in Turkey, 2000–2024

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k2000201220242000: 45.8k people2001: 45.5k people2002: 48.9k people2003: 52.2k people2004: 55.3k people2005: 58.4k people2006: 61.4k people2007: 64.4k people2008: 67.3k people2009: 70.3k people2010: 73.1k people2011: 75.9k people2012: 78.7k people2013: 81.8k people2014: 85.2k people2015: 89.0k people2016: 92.4k people2017: 95.5k people2018: 98.5k people2019: 100.9k people2020: 103.1k people2021: 101.8k people2022: 100.2k people2023: 98.6k people2024: 96.9k people

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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About this data

Indicator
Drinking water services in rural areas
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.