People using improved drinking water sources in Türkiye
Türkiye: People using improved drinking water sources was 676,603 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Türkiye, 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, people using improved drinking water sources in Türkiye stood at 676,603 people.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Türkiye peaked at 2.80 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 667,028 people, in 2020.
Türkiye ranks 55th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.80 million people | — |
| 2001 | 2.78 million people | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.67 million people | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 2.55 million people | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 2.44 million people | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 2.33 million people | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 2.21 million people | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.09 million people | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.98 million people | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.87 million people | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 1.76 million people | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.65 million people | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.54 million people | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.43 million people | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 1.33 million people | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 1.23 million people | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 1.13 million people | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 1.02 million people | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 905,070 people | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 786,930 people | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 667,028 people | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 671,347 people | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 673,944 people | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 675,298 people | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 676,603 people | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.37 million people | 1.87 million people | 2.80 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 million people | 786,930 people | 1.76 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 672,844 people | 667,028 people | 676,603 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More environment data for Türkiye
- Heating Degree Days 4,494 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,217 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 933,118 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 355,994 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 577,124 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 31.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 6.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Türkiye?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Türkiye was 676,603 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 2.80 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 667,028 people in 2020.
- How does Türkiye rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Türkiye ranks 55th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.