Drinking water usage in urban areas in Turkey
Turkey: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 86,194 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water usage in urban 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
In 2024, drinking water usage in urban areas in Turkey stood at 86,194 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Turkey peaked at 86,194 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28,162 people, in 2000.
That places Turkey 22nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Turkey, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28,162 people | — |
| 2001 | 28,778 people | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 30,807 people | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 32,891 people | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 35,028 people | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 37,213 people | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 39,450 people | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 41,742 people | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 44,161 people | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 46,704 people | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 49,307 people | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 51,971 people | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 54,790 people | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 57,850 people | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 61,332 people | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 65,207 people | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 68,927 people | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 72,577 people | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 76,237 people | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 79,626 people | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 82,885 people | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 83,966 people | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 84,826 people | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 85,519 people | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 86,194 people | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36,494 people | 28,162 people | 46,704 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,782 people | 49,307 people | 79,626 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 84,678 people | 82,885 people | 86,194 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 19 Sudan 147,896 people compare
- 20 Somalia 108,049 people compare
- 21 Indonesia 97,336 people compare
- 23 Madagascar 79,365 people compare
- 24 Tajikistan 78,996 people compare
- 25 South Sudan 71,509 people compare
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 usage in urban areas in Turkey?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Turkey was 86,194 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 usage in urban areas recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 86,194 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,162 people in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Turkey ranks 22nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. 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 usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.