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.
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 579.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.78 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 46.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1159 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 78.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1226 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3374 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 20.79 Mt CO2e (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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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.