Municipal water withdrawal in Turkey
Turkey: Municipal water withdrawal was 7.14 billion cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Municipal water withdrawal in Turkey, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 7.14 billion cubic meters for municipal water withdrawal in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Turkey peaked at 7.14 billion cubic meters in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.17 billion cubic meters, in 1999.
That places Turkey 15th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Municipal water withdrawal in Turkey, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.20 billion cubic meters | — |
| 1993 | 5.05 billion cubic meters | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 4.91 billion cubic meters | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 4.76 billion cubic meters | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 4.61 billion cubic meters | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 4.47 billion cubic meters | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 4.32 billion cubic meters | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 4.17 billion cubic meters | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 6.40 billion cubic meters | +53.3% |
| 2001 | 4.66 billion cubic meters | -27.1% |
| 2002 | 4.81 billion cubic meters | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 4.92 billion cubic meters | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 4.95 billion cubic meters | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 5.06 billion cubic meters | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 5.16 billion cubic meters | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.86 billion cubic meters | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 4.55 billion cubic meters | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 4.67 billion cubic meters | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 4.79 billion cubic meters | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 4.86 billion cubic meters | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 4.94 billion cubic meters | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.09 billion cubic meters | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 5.24 billion cubic meters | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 5.73 billion cubic meters | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 6.21 billion cubic meters | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 6.40 billion cubic meters | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 6.58 billion cubic meters | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 6.78 billion cubic meters | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 6.98 billion cubic meters | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 7.06 billion cubic meters | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 7.14 billion cubic meters | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 7.14 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 7.14 billion cubic meters is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 542.00 million cubic meters, 13.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 7.14 billion cubic meters is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 657.50 million cubic meters, 10.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal water withdrawal in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +53.3% | 4.17 billion cubic meters | 6.40 billion cubic meters |
| 2001 | -27.1% | 6.40 billion cubic meters | 4.66 billion cubic meters |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.69 billion cubic meters | 4.17 billion cubic meters | 5.20 billion cubic meters | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.00 billion cubic meters | 4.55 billion cubic meters | 6.40 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.66 billion cubic meters | 4.79 billion cubic meters | 6.78 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.08 billion cubic meters | 6.98 billion cubic meters | 7.14 billion cubic meters | 4 |
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More environment data for Turkey
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -0.9693 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1117 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Turkey?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Turkey was 7.14 billion cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 7.14 billion cubic meters in 2022.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.17 billion cubic meters in 1999.
- How does Turkey rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Turkey ranks 15th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal water withdrawal 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.