Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Türkiye
Türkiye: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 47.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Türkiye, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Türkiye is 47.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Türkiye peaked at 47.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2003.
That places Türkiye 38th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.2% | — |
| 2001 | 30.4% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 28.8% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 30.4% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 36.2% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 39.9% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 44.3% | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 43.7% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 46.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 46.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 43.4% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5% | 28.8% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 34.9% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 43.4% | 47.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Türkiye?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Türkiye was 47.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2003.
- How does Türkiye rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Türkiye ranks 38th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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